In Vitro and In Vivo Near‐Infrared Photothermal Therapy of Cancer Using Polypyrrole Organic Nanoparticles

Kai Yang, Huan Xu, Liang Cheng, Chunyang Sun, Jun Wang, Zhuang Liu

Advanced Materials · 2012 · 744 citations · 40 references

Abstract

Poly(vinyl alcohol)-coated polypyrole, a conductive polymer that forms nanoparticles in the aqueous phase, is used as a near-infrared light-absorbing agent for photothermal therapy of cancer, obtaining excellent cancer ablation therapeutic effects in both cellular and animal experiments. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.

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