Fig. 4
From: Recent advances in selective photothermal therapy of tumor
(Reprinted from Ref. [49] with permission. Copyright 2018, Elsevier Ltd)
a Schematic illustration of the PEGylated mixed-charge GNSs and their pH-reversible cell affinity and photothermal therapeutic efficacy. b Optical microscopy images and cellular uptake of cells after incubation with laser for 4 h at different pH (Reprinted from Ref. [41] with permission. Copyright 2014, Wiley–VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA). c Schematic illustration of the based-gold nanostars temperature-responsive ligand reversible shielding system for combined photothermal therapy and chemotherapy. d Pharmacokinetics evaluation on Au@Pt/Re-Biotin, Au@Pt/irRe-Biotin, and cisplatin in vivo and biodistribution in the liver, spleen, and tumor