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Chemical Science

Inorganic–inorganic nanohybrids for drug delivery, imaging and photo-therapy: recent developments and future scope

Goeun Choi,†ab   N. Sanoj Rejinold,†a   Huiyan Piaoa  and  Jin-Ho Choy ORCID logo *acd  

* Corresponding authors

a Intelligent Nanohybrid Materials Laboratory (INML), Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
E-mail: jhchoy@dankook.ac.kr

b College of Science and Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea

c Department of Pre-medical Course, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea

d Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI), Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

Abstract

Advanced nanotechnology has been emerging rapidly in terms of novel hybrid nanomaterials that have found various applications in day-to-day life for the betterment of the public. Specifically, gold, iron, silica, hydroxy apatite, and layered double hydroxide based nanohybrids have shown tremendous progress in biomedical applications, including bio-imaging, therapeutic delivery and photothermal/dynamic therapy. Moreover, recent progress in up-conversion nanohybrid materials is also notable because they have excellent NIR imaging capability along with therapeutic benefits which would be useful for treating deep-rooted tumor tissues. Our present review highlights recent developments in inorganic–inorganic nanohybrids, and their applications in bio-imaging, drug delivery, and photo-therapy. In addition, their future scope is also discussed in detail.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC06724E
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
08 Dec 2020
Accepted
09 Feb 2021
First published
09 Mar 2021
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 5044-5063

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Inorganic–inorganic nanohybrids for drug delivery, imaging and photo-therapy: recent developments and future scope

G. Choi, N. S. Rejinold, H. Piao and J. Choy, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 5044 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC06724E

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