Issue 71, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Polypyrrolenanoparticles for high-performance in vivo near-infrared photothermal cancer therapy†

Mei Chen,a   Xiaoliang Fang,a   Shaoheng Tanga  and  Nanfeng Zheng*a  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
E-mail: nfzheng@xmu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Polypyrrole nanoparticles (PPy NPs) exhibit strong absorption in the near infrared (NIR) region. With an excellent photothermal efficiency of ∼45% at 808 nm, sub-100 nm PPy NPs are demonstrated to be a promising photothermal agent for in vivo cancer therapy using NIR irradiation.

Graphical abstract: Polypyrrole nanoparticles for high-performance in vivo near-infrared photothermal cancer therapy

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC34463G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Jun 2012
Accepted
18 Jul 2012
First published
19 Jul 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8934-8936

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Polypyrrole nanoparticles for high-performance in vivo near-infrared photothermal cancer therapy

M. Chen, X. Fang, S. Tang and N. Zheng, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8934 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC34463G

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