Table 1.

Examples of application of inorganic photosensitizer-based systems.

Material	Characteristic	Model	Radiation source	Ref.
Bi2S3@Bi Z-scheme	Regulation of electron energy level, and achieved high conversion efficiency	–	808 nm laser irradiation	[20]
Se/N—CDs	Bind RNA selectively, RNA then acted as a carrier to transport photosensitizer to the nucleus of tumor cell	4T1 tumor mice	LED irradiation (550 nm(	[22]
RuII-PtIV polypyridine Au(I) complexes	Combined with chemotherapy and PTT to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment	Drug resistant cancers	480 and 595 nm light	[24]
		–	800 nm laser irradiation	[25]
MnFe2O4 Cr2Fe6O12	Metal compounds of Mn and Cr are made to NCs and the release of chemotherapeutic drug was pH-dependent	Michigan cancer foundation-7, breast cancer cells	UV light	[27]
g-C3N4 & PEG	This nanoplatform could produce oxygen via water splitting, and turn oxygen into ROS under light. It also improved biocompatibility due to the PEG modification	A-431 tumors	blue light	[29]
CuS	Does no produce ROS, but can be used as an excellent carrier of photosensitizer to achieve the combination of PTT and PDT	L929 normal fibroblast cells and HeLa cells	808 nm laser irradiation	[30]
Iridium (III) complex	Self-assembled by electrostatic force with HA to form a spherical nanostructure called Irpy-HA, which is highly stable (keep its nanostructure at least 30 d).	4T1.2 cells	532 nm light	[31]
BPNS-GNBP	Act as carriers in PDT, and combined with PTT in the treatment of deep-seated tumor	HeLa cells	808 nm laser irradiation	[34]