Table 1.

Some new nanotheranostics and their applications in medicine.

Authors	Nanoparticles	Application		Conclusion
		Imaging	Therapy
Tudda et al. [20]	Au NPs		√	AuNPs increase the effective dose in the radiotherapy of breast cancer
Safari et al. [33]	Fe3O4@Au/Alg NPs		√	improves the photothermal efficiency and dose-enhancement of X-rays
Kitayama et al. [36]	Au MIP-NGs		√	inhibits in-vivo tumor growth with low-dose radiation therapy
Young et al. [42]	Gd-tex2+		√	efficient radiation sensitizer in in vitro and in vivo
Zhang et al. [112]	Pt@BSA NPs		√	radiation doses enhancement
Yang et al. [116]	BP/Pt-Ce6@PEG NPs		√	radio-sensitization for the hypoxia region of the tumor
Guerra et al. [67]	SPION-DX		√	radio-sensitization for 6 MV photon beam
Chen et al. [85]	Au NPs/UCNPs/WO3@C	√	√	theranostics nanoplatform
Mzwd et al. [26]	GA-Au NPs	√	√	laser ablation technique and CT contrast agent
Zhou et al. [17]	Au-UC NPs	√	√	multi-modality imaging and photothermal effect
Zhang et al. [28]	Au-UCNPs-DSPE-PEG2k	√	√	MRI and CT contrast agents in vivo and in vitro may also be used for photothermal treatment
Li et al. [27]	Au DENPs labeled with 68Ga-DG	√		can be used for PET/CT imaging contrast agent
Baijal et al. [37]	Au-PEG-NPs Ag-PEG-NPs	√	√	Au/Ag-PEG-NPs can be used as a radio-sensitizer and CT contrast agent in oral cancer KB cell lines
Meng et al. [117]	Bi, Gd-CQDs	√		Bi, Gd-CQDs is a good nanoprobe for CT, MRI, and fluorescence imaging
Mohammadi et al. [118]	Bi2S3@BSA-Triptorelin NPs	√		Bi2S3@BSA-Triptorelin NPs might be used as a CT contrast agent
Zhao et al. [119]	ultrasmall DNA-Bi2S3 NPs	√		They suggested that ultrasmall DNA-Bi2S3 NPs can be used as a PAI contrast agent for myocardial infarction imaging.
Zelepukin et al. [120]	polymer-coated BiOcl nanosheets	√		They suggested that polymer-coated BiOcl nanosheets can be used as CT contrast agents for GI imaging.
Zaho et al. [121]	Bi@mSio2@Mno2/DOX	√	√	They suggested that Bi@mSio2@Mno2/DOX is a powerful theragnostic agent for CT/MRI medical imaging and PPT/chemodynamic therapy (CDT)/chemotherapy.
Nosrati et al. [122]	Bi2S3@BSA-Fe3O4 NPs	√		They suggested that Bi2S3@BSA-Fe3O4 NPs can be used as a dual contrast agent for MRI and CT imaging.

Note: “√” is shows the use and application of each NPs in Imaging, Therapy, or both of them.