Black phosphorus: Versatile two-dimensional materials in cancer therapies

Jie Ding, Guangbo Qu*, Paul K. Chu, Xue-Feng Yu*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Black phosphorus (BP) constitutes a new class of two-dimensional materials with multiple biomedical functionalities and applications. Possessed with outstanding advantages of large surface area, intrinsic photoacoustic properties, excellent biocompatibility, and selective toxicity to tumor cells, BP is becoming an ideal candidate in multifunctional cancer theranostics including photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, drug delivery, and bioactive phosphotherapy. This minireview summarizes recent progress pertaining to theranostic applications of BP nanosheets and black phosphorus quantum dots and discusses the prospects in advanced theranostics.
Original languageEnglish
Article number20200043
Number of pages7
JournalView
Volume2
Issue number1
Online published27 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2021

Research Keywords

  • black phosphorus
  • bioactive phosphotherapy
  • drug delivery
  • photodynamic therapy
  • photothermal therapy

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