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. 2020 Sep 26;10(25):11837–11861. doi: 10.7150/thno.49784

Table 3.

NIR light-triggered drug delivery systems for bone cancer photo-chemotherapy

Nanocarriers structure Photoresponsive agents Radiation conditions The mechanisms of phototherapeutic effects Anticancer drugs Encapsulation efficiency Release efficiency Application References
Wavelength (nm) Power density (W·cm-2) Radiation time (min)
Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3)@mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) Bi2S3 808 1 10 The outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency of Bi2S3 nanoparticles DOX 99.85% Almost 30% Osteosarcoma Lu Y. et al. 46
PDA coated bioactive glass nanoparticle (BGN) PDA 808 1.4 10 The stable NIR light-excited photothermal effects of PDA coating DOX 59% Almost 10% (50th day, pH = 5.5) Bone cancer therapy and bone tissue regeneration Xue Y. et al. 76
Gold nanorods enclosed inside mesoporous silica nanoparticles Gold nanorods 808 1.2 10 The outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency of gold nanorods ZOL 35.4%. Almost 90% Breast cancer bone metastasis Sun W. et al. 77
PDA-alendronate /SN38 nanoparticles PDA 808 3.6 30 Highly efficient photothermal effects of PDA nanoparticles SN38 - Over 50% Malignant bone tumors and osteolysis Wang Y. et al. 80
PDA-decorated nano-hydroxyapatite chitosan hydrogel PDA 808 2 2 The excellent photothermal effects of PDA coating Cisplatin 91.49% Sustained release: 71% (9th day) Breast cancer bone metastasis and bone tissue regeneration Luo S. et al. 81
Bovine serum albumin (BSA)-iridium oxide (IrO2) nanoparticles IrO2 808 1 5 The superior photothermal conversion efficiency of IrO2 nanoparticles DOX 27.4 wt% 46% (pH = 7.4), 68% (pH = 5.0) Osteosarcoma Gu W. et al. 82

DOX: Doxorubicin, PDA: Polydopamine, ZOL: Zoledronic acid, SN38: 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin.