Figure 5.

(a) Schematics of silica coated gold nanoparticles as surface engineered nanotheranostics, (b) uptake of nanotheranostics in solid tumor environment, (c, d) microscopic image of the designed nanotheranostics and their in vitro radiocontrast performance, (e, f) silica coated gold nanorods theranostics agents for targeted tumor imaging and bio-distribution, (g, h) novel engineering of liposomal surface with red emissive graphene oxide flakes and their microscopic image, (i) in vivo photo transduction response under near infrared light exposure at various time points, (j) photo triggered drug delivery response of doxorubicin loaded graphene oxide-liposomal theranostics platform and (k-n) in vitro and in vivo targeted cells/tumor imaging and distribution using red emissive graphene oxide flakes coated liposomal theranostics system, (o-r) near infrared light mediated solid tumor ablation followed by chemo-photothermal therapy and compared with standalone chemotherapy using folic acid attached red emissive graphene oxide flakes coated liposomal theranostics system and (s,t) representation of a novel engineering of gold nanorods supported liposomal theranostics system, schematic and microscopic image. Reproduced with permission from ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2019, 2, 8, 3312, Bioconjugate Chem. 2018, 29, 12, 4012 and Bioconjugate Chem. 2018, 29, 5, 1510 published by American Chemical Society.