title: Biomedical applications of nano-titania in theranostics and photodynamic therapy.
abstract: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most abundantly used nanomaterials for human life. It is used in sunscreen, photovoltaic devices, biomedical applications and as a food additive and environmental scavenger. Nano-TiO2 in biomedical applications is well documented. It is used in endoprosthetic implants and early theranostics of neoplastic and non-neoplastic maladies as a photodynamic therapeutic agent and as vehicles in nano-drug delivery systems. Herein, we focus on the recent advancements and applications of nano-TiO2 in bio-nanotechnology, nanomedicine and photodynamic therapy (PDT).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. xuewang@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. xuewang@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. xuewang@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. xuewang@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium