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From: Membrane-wrapped nanoparticles for photothermal cancer therapy
A Photothermal therapy involves the delivery of NPs into tumors, followed by laser irradiation to induce NP heating leading to cancer cell death. B Traditional PEG- or ligand-modified NPs distribute non-specifically throughout the body, and low tumor accumulation may lead to insufficient PTT effects. C Coating photoresponsive NPs with cell-derived membranes enhances their tumor accumulation, increasing the efficacy of PTT upon light irradiation. Portions of this figure were produced using Servier Medical Art templates (https://smart.servier.com). Servier Medical Art by Servier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License