If successful, it's a system that could greatly enhance the effectiveness of photothermal therapy, a process that destroys tumor cells using laser light. (unlv.edu)
We conclude that the suggested method of cell theranostics with «rainbow plasmonic nanobubbles» demonstrates the following advantages over other methods of photothermal excitation of plasmonic NPs and PNBs: (thno.org)
Gold nanoflowers grown in starfruit juice are promising agents for photothermal cancer therapy. (phys.org)