This special issue of PARTICUOLOGY is devoted to the first UK-China Particle Technology Forum taking place in Leeds, UK, on 1-3 April 2007. The forum was initiated by a number of UK and Chinese leading academics and o...This special issue of PARTICUOLOGY is devoted to the first UK-China Particle Technology Forum taking place in Leeds, UK, on 1-3 April 2007. The forum was initiated by a number of UK and Chinese leading academics and organised by the University of Leeds in collaboration with Chinese Society of Particuology, Particle Technology Subject Group （PTSG） of the Institution of Chemical Engineers （IChemE）, Particle Characterisation Interest Group （PCIG） of the Royal Society of Chemistry （RSC） and International Fine Particle Research Institute （IFPRI）. The forum was supported financially by the Engineering and Physics Sciences Research Council （EPSRC） of United Kingdom,展开更多
Nanomaterials that integrate multiple functions provide promising opportunities for noninvasive and targeted cancer diagnosis and therapy.However,the unclear metabolic pathway to nanomaterials brought difficulties to ...Nanomaterials that integrate multiple functions provide promising opportunities for noninvasive and targeted cancer diagnosis and therapy.However,the unclear metabolic pathway to nanomaterials brought difficulties to clinical application.Selfassembling bile pigments are endogenous functional materials with excellent biocompatibility and low toxicity.Functional materials based on endogenous bile pigments provide a decent solution to this dilemma.In this review,the features and functions of self-assembling bile pigments are discussed in detail for cancer diagnosis and treatment applications.Emphases are put on the intrinsic physicochemical characteristics of bile pigments and their applications,including drug delivery,photoacoustic imaging,photothermal therapy,and anti-inflammation therapy.This review will promote the exploration of these areas and tremendously realize the innovative applications of self-assembling biliverdin/bilirubin nanomaterials toward cancer diagnosis and therapy.展开更多
文摘This special issue of PARTICUOLOGY is devoted to the first UK-China Particle Technology Forum taking place in Leeds, UK, on 1-3 April 2007. The forum was initiated by a number of UK and Chinese leading academics and organised by the University of Leeds in collaboration with Chinese Society of Particuology, Particle Technology Subject Group （PTSG） of the Institution of Chemical Engineers （IChemE）, Particle Characterisation Interest Group （PCIG） of the Royal Society of Chemistry （RSC） and International Fine Particle Research Institute （IFPRI）. The forum was supported financially by the Engineering and Physics Sciences Research Council （EPSRC） of United Kingdom,
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:21802144,22072154National Natural Science Fund BRICS STI Framework Program,Grant/Award Number:51861145304+1 种基金Innovation Research Community Science Fund,Grant/Award Number:21821005KeyResearch Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Grant/Award Number:QYZDB-SSW-JSC034。
文摘Nanomaterials that integrate multiple functions provide promising opportunities for noninvasive and targeted cancer diagnosis and therapy.However,the unclear metabolic pathway to nanomaterials brought difficulties to clinical application.Selfassembling bile pigments are endogenous functional materials with excellent biocompatibility and low toxicity.Functional materials based on endogenous bile pigments provide a decent solution to this dilemma.In this review,the features and functions of self-assembling bile pigments are discussed in detail for cancer diagnosis and treatment applications.Emphases are put on the intrinsic physicochemical characteristics of bile pigments and their applications,including drug delivery,photoacoustic imaging,photothermal therapy,and anti-inflammation therapy.This review will promote the exploration of these areas and tremendously realize the innovative applications of self-assembling biliverdin/bilirubin nanomaterials toward cancer diagnosis and therapy.
