Black phosphorus-based nano-drug delivery systems for cancer treatment:Opportunities and challenges

摘要

The numbers of research studies investigating black phosphorus(BP)-based nano-drug delivery systems and their potential applications are rapidly growing because of the unique properties of BP(such as a layer-dependent bandgap,moderate carrier mobility,high capacity of drug loading,intrinsic photothermal and photoacoustic properties,good biocompatibility,etc.).They are highly suitable for phototherapy(photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy),drug delivery,bioimaging and theranostics[1].In the present report,the opportunities for BP nanomaterialbased drug delivery systems are highlighted.