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. 2022 Aug 12;9:37. doi: 10.1186/s40580-022-00328-4

Table 2.

Different membrane types used in phototherapeutic NP systems, along with a summary of their characteristics

Membrane source(s) NP components Irradiation wavelength Particle purpose (Beyond PTT) References
MCF-7 PLGA, ICG 808 PAI, FI [105]
4T1 Gold, DOX 808 Hyperthermia-activated drug delivery [40]
4T1 Gold, mesoporous silica, R837 808 Immunostimulant, starvation therapy [82]
4T1 Porous silicon, DOX, ICG 808 Drug delivery, FI [83]
KB Gold, PEG 980 Radiotherapy [41]
A549 PLGA, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), ICG 765 FI, MRI, PAI [49]
HepG2 Prussian blue, zinc glutamate, triphenylphosphine-conjugated lonidamine 808 Downregulated ATP production to disrupt heat shock proteins [54]
MDA-MB-231 Gold, mesoporous silica, PTX, DOX 980 Drug delivery [42]
B16-F10, 4T1, COS-7 Poly(caprolactone), pluronic copolymer F68, ICG 808 FI [98]
C6 Proteolipids, ICG 808 FI [72]
C6 Liposome, ICG 808 FI, PDT [73]
HeLa DOX, ICG 808 Drug delivery, FI [79]
HeLa Black-titanium, iridium 1064 PAI, sonodynamic therapy, luminescence [59]
CT26 Bismuth 808 [60]
Platelet Gold 808 [43]
Platelet PLGA, IR780, DOX 808 Drug delivery [51]
Platelet Liposomes, IR 1048 1064 PAI [74]
Platelet Mesoporous silica, bismuth 808 Radiotherapy [67]
MSC Lipids, gold, iron oxide, DOX 808 Drug delivery, PAI [68]
MSC Black phosphorus, oxaliplatin (1,2-diaminocyclohexane) platinum (II) 808 Drug delivery [77]
MSC Polydopamine, SN38 808 Drug delivery [86]
Macrophage Gold 808 [44]
Macrophage Iron oxide 808 [69]
Macrophage DSPE-PEG, IR-792 808 FI [52]
Macrophage Bismuth selenide, quercetin 808 CT, drug delivery, heat shock protein inhibitor [71]
Macrophage Gold, ICG, triphenylphosphonium (TPP) 808, 1064 PDT, FI, PAI, Raman imaging [45]
RBC Iron oxide 808 MRI [61]
RBC Prussian blue, DOX 808 Drug delivery [55]
RBC Gold, poly(vinylpyrrolidone) 850 [46]
RBC Prussian blue, Gamabufotalin (CS-6) 808 Drug delivery [56]
RBC Iron oxide 808 MRI [62]
RBC Gold 785 PAI [47]
RBC Melanin 808 PAI [92]
RBC Graphene oxide, ICG, DOX, DSPE-PEG 808 Drug delivery, FI [75]
RBC Semiconducting polymer, DSPE-PEG 808 PAI [87]
RBC Halloysite, FITC, ICG 808 FI [89]
RBC Poly(caprolactone), DPPC, Pluronic F68, PTX 808 Drug delivery [95]
RBC Black phosphorus 808 Immunotherapy [78]
RBC Gold, PTX, anti-EpCam 808 Drug delivery [48]
RBC Tungsten disulfide, PEG, DOX, ICG 808 Drug delivery, PDT, CT, FI [63]
RBC Prussian blue, J5, folic acid 808 Drug delivery [57]
RBC Zinc phthalocyanine, ICG 680 PDT, FI [80]
RBC Prussian blue, chlorin e6 808 PDT [58]
RBC 10-Hydroxycamptothecin, ICG 808 Drug delivery, FI [81]
RBC Poly(caprolactone), PEG, IR780, DTX 808 FI, PDT, PAI, drug delivery [53]
RBC Graphene oxide, ICG, DOX, PEG, folic acid 808 Drug delivery, FI [76]
RBC Red blood cell content, copper sulfide, silica 980 Radiotherapy, oxygen delivery [90]
Fibroblast Poly(cyclopentadithiophene-alt-benzothiadiazole), PEG-b-PPG-b-PEG 808 PDT, PAI, FI [96]
Myeloid derived suppressor cell Iron oxide 808 MRI [70]
CAR-T Silica, IR780 808 FI [91]
MCF-7 and RBC Melanin 808 PAI [88]
B16-F10 and RBC DOX, copper sulfide 1064 Drug delivery [64]
E. coli DH5α and B16-F10 Polydopamine 1064 Immunotherapy [94]
4T1 and Dendritic Cell Poly(benzobisthiadiazole-alt-thiophene), PEG-b-PPG-b-PEG, silicon 2,3-naphthalocyanine bis(trihexylsilyloxide) 1064 Immunotherapy, FI [84]
Leukocyte and platelet Silicon, IR780, DOX 808 PDT, drug delivery [93]
ID8 and RBC ICG, magnetic 808 Immunotherapy [65]
Erythrocyte and platelet Polypyrrol 808 [85]
WSU-HN6 and RBC TPZ, IR780, H40-poly(ethylene glycol) 808 Hypoxia-activated drug delivery [50]
CT26 and RAW 264.7 Triple-doped zinc gallogermanate, mesoporous silica, IR825, irinotecan 808 Drug delivery, luminescent imaging [66]

PAI photoacoustic imaging; FI fluorescence imaging; MRI magnetic resonance imaging; PDT photodynamic therapy; CT computed tomography