Recent developments of inorganic metal complex-based photothermal materials and their applications in photothermal therapy
Inorganic metal complex-based photothermal materials have garnered significant attention due to their advantages,such as ease of structural modification,tunable properties,high photothermal conversion efficiency,and good biocompatibility.In recent years,remarkable progress has been made in the development of photothermal agents for diagnostics and therapy.This review categorizes these complexes according to different organic ligands,including porphyrin,phthalocyanine,polyphenol,bis(disulfide),and azapyrrolidine,and examines how the coordina-tion of various metal centers,ligand modifications,complex assembly,water solubility regulation,and targeting affect the photothermal properties and therapeutic performance.Additionally,we summarize the research advance-ments of the past decade in inorganic metal complex photothermal materials and offer insights into potential future directions to further advance their development and application.
inorganic metal complexphotothermal materialligandphotothermal conversion efficiencytumor targeting