Issue 47, 2019

Controllable growth of Au nanostructures onto MoS2 nanosheets for dual-modal imaging and photothermal–radiation combined therapy

Abstract

Multifunctional theranostic nanoagents are attractive to realize comprehensive imaging and effective treatment of tumours. Herein, a novel strategy is developed to controllably guide the epitaxial growth of gold nanostructures onto MoS2 nanosheets. The as-prepared MoS2–Au nanostructures (MA) manifest an enhanced near-infrared (NIR) absorbance with strong photostability. After modification, the obtained MA-PEG shows strong X-ray attenuation and photothermal conversion ability, promising for CT and photoacoustic imaging with an enhanced intensity in tumours. Moreover, in vivo photothermal and radiation therapy with MA-PEG achieves synergistic tumour treatment efficiency through hyperthermia elevated oxygenation level and sensitized radiation therapy. This work illustrates the development of a unique MA nanostructure with enhanced NIR absorbance and strong photoelectric absorbance as a multifunctional theranostic agent with great potential for dual-modal imaging-guided photothermal-radiation therapy of cancer.

Graphical abstract: Controllable growth of Au nanostructures onto MoS2 nanosheets for dual-modal imaging and photothermal–radiation combined therapy

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jul 2019
Accepted
24 Oct 2019
First published
25 Oct 2019

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 22788-22795

Controllable growth of Au nanostructures onto MoS2 nanosheets for dual-modal imaging and photothermal–radiation combined therapy

T. Liu, S. Shen, Y. Huang, X. Zhang, Z. Lai, T. H. Tran, Z. Liu and L. Cheng, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 22788 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR06513J

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