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Light: A Magical Tool for Controlled Drug Delivery.
Yu Tao1, Hon Fai Chan2, Bingyang Shi3
1Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Advanced Functional Materials
|September 6, 2021
Summary
Light-responsive drug delivery systems offer precise, on-demand medication release. This review covers photochemical, photothermal, and photoisomerization strategies using advanced nanomaterials for targeted therapies.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Light offers noninvasive, controlled drug delivery.
- Significant advancements in light-driven drug delivery strategies have been made.
- Existing platforms provide temporal and spatial precision.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review light-responsive drug delivery systems.
- To focus on recent advances, limitations, and future directions.
- To highlight on-demand targeted drug delivery applications.
Main Methods:
- Categorization of light-controlled drug delivery into photochemical, photothermal, and photoisomerization-mediated therapies.
- Overview of various advanced materials used in these platforms.
- Analysis of recent developments in light-responsive systems.
Main Results:
- Demonstration of diverse nanomaterials for light-stimulated drug release.
- Identification of key progress in photochemical, photothermal, and photoisomerization strategies.
- Highlighting the potential for targeted drug delivery.
Conclusions:
- Light-responsive drug delivery systems are highly promising for on-demand therapies.
- Advanced materials enable precise control over drug release.
- Further research is needed to overcome current limitations and advance future applications.