A Protein‐Binding Molecular Photothermal Agent for Tumor Ablation

Abstract

A protein-binding molecular photothermal agent was developed for photothermal therapy. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that the heat generated by the photothermal agent directly destroyed the intracellular bioactive proteins and induced apoptosis under low power density laser irradiation. The therapeutic effect can be efficiently improved with the protein-binding strategy.