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. 2021 Jan 11;12:218. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20566-6

Fig. 5. In vivo photonic tumor hyperthermia based on Nano-BFF in both NIR-I and NIR-II biowindow.

Fig. 5

a Scheme of photonic cancer hyperthermia induced by Nano-BFF. b IR thermal images, and c tumor temperature variations of the mice in different treatment groups (NIR-I laser, NIR-II laser, Nano-BFF + NIR-I laser, and Nano-BFF + NIR-II laser) (n = 6 biologically independent samples). d Relative tumor volumes, e body weight variations of the mice, f tumor weights, and g tumor growth rates of 4T1 tumor-bearing mice after various treatments (n = 6 biologically independent samples). h Representative photographs of dissected tumors and i survival rates of the mice bearing 4T1 tumors after different treatment. Data are presented as mean values ± SD. n.s.: not significant. p > 0.05; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, analyzed by Student’s two-sided test. j H&E, TUNEL, and Ki-67 immunofluorescence staining of the tumor tissues after various treatments (I: PBS; II: NIR-I laser; III: NIR-II laser; IV: Nano-BFF; V: Nano-BFF + NIR-I laser; VI: Nano-BFF + NIR-II laser). Scale bars: 50 μm. A representative image of three biological replicates from each group is shown.