. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 10.

Published in final edited form as: J Control Release. 2014 Jul 19;191:90–97. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.07.038

Table I.

Average tumor volume and diameter used in this study compared with previous photothermal therapy efficacy reports for representative photo-thermal transducers.

Volume (mm³)	Diameter (mm)	Nanoparticle type	Reference
1000	11.5-15	Nanomatryoshka	This study
14-83	3-5.5	Nanoshells	[2, 34, 35]
14-100	3-6	Nanorods	[4, 36, 37]
83	5.5	Carbon nanotubes	[6, 38, 39]
50-100	4.5-6	Graphene	[8, 40, 41]