Cu-IR808 nanoparticles for combined photothermal-photodynamic-chemodynamic therapy of tumor cells
- Corresponding author: Shuzhang XIAO, shuzhangxiao@ctgu.edu.cn Wenquan HUANG, huangwenquan@ctgu.edu.cn Peng GENG, gengpeng@ctgu.edu.cn
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Yuzi HUANG, Ge FANG, Wei WANG, Yong LI, Minghui CHEN, Nengli ZHANG, Shuzhang XIAO, Qiancheng JIN, Wenquan HUANG, Peng GENG. Cu-IR808 nanoparticles for combined photothermal-photodynamic-chemodynamic therapy of tumor cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2026, 42(11): 2438-2450.
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10.11862/CJIC.20260226
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Inset in panel a : high-magnification SEM image.
Data are expressed as mean±SD from n=4 independent experiments. Statistical comparisons between two groups were analyzed using Student′s two-tailed t-test. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
Data are expressed as mean ±SD from n=4 independent experiments. Statistical comparisons between two groups were analyzed using Student′s two-tailed t-test. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.