Fig. 10
From: Recent advances in smart nanoplatforms for tumor non-interventional embolization therapy
 A deoxygenation agent based on magnesium silicide nanoparticles for tumor starvation therapy. a The mechanism of MS NPs for tumor-starving therapy. b Ohxygen consumption by MS NPs over time. c, d The release behaviors of Mg and Si. e The SEM images presented the transformation of MS NPs in morphology and size. f The intratumoral content of Mg and Si at different time points after the i.t. injection. g The time-course intratumoral sO2 levels indicated by PA images. h TEM images of MS NPs in the process of in vivo deoxygenation. i, j Antitumor effect of MS NPs [77]. Copyright©2017, Springer Nature