Recent advances in the development of organic photothermal nano-agents

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 340-354

  Song, Xuejiao ^a   Chen, Qian ^a   Liu, Zhuang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

near infrared; organic nanomaterials; photothermal therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925465256     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0620-y     Document Type: Review

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