Cu₃BiS₃ Nanocrystals as Efficient Nanoplatforms for CT Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy of Arterial Inflammation.

ABSTRACT: Cardio-cerebrovascular diseases caused by chronic inflammatory atherosclerosis seriously damage human health. Nano-photothermal technology has been proven to inhibit the development of vascular inflammation, but the currently reported photothermal agents cannot efficient monitor it during the development of the disease. Herein, we designed and prepared an efficient bifunctional nanoplatform for CT imaging guided photothermal therapy of arterial inflammation. Cu₃BiS₃ nanocrystals with a size of about 12 nm were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method. The as-prepared Cu₃BiS₃ nanocrystals showed intense absorption in the NIR region, thus exhibited amazing photothermal effect. The photothermal conversion efficiency of Cu₃BiS₃

SUBMITTER: Lu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457067 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature