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Conjugated Polymer Nanomaterials for Phototherapy of Cancer

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Due to the excellent properties including high specificity, low side-effect and good biocompatibility, conjugated polymer nanomaterials have been served as efficient anticancer reagents in the past decades. According to the developed anticancer systems based on conjugated polymer nanomaterials, it could be summarized into three main cancer therapy strategies: photodynamic therapy(PDT), photothermal therapy(PTT) and combination therapy. In this mini review, we provide a brief introduction to three different cancer therapy modes, their mechanisms and potential biological applications. Furthermore, some perspectives on the further development of conjugated polymer nanomaterials are proposed in the territory of anticancer precision medicine.

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  1. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China

    Xuancheng Fu, Haotian Bai, Fengting Lyu, Libing Liu & Shu Wang

  2. College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China

    Xuancheng Fu, Libing Liu & Shu Wang

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21533012, 91527306, 21661132006), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No. XDA16020804) and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No. 2016029).

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Fu, X., Bai, H., Lyu, F. et al. Conjugated Polymer Nanomaterials for Phototherapy of Cancer. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 36, 237–242 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-020-0012-7

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