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标题：Biomedical Applications of Liquid Metal Nanoparticles: A Critical Review
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作者：Haiyue Li ; Ruirui Qiao ; Thomas P. Davis 等
期刊名称：Biosensors
电子版ISSN：2079-6374
出版年度：2020
卷号：10
期号：12
页码：196-216
DOI：10.3390/bios10120196
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：This review is focused on the basic properties, production, functionalization, cytotoxicity, and biomedical applications of liquid metal nanoparticles (LMNPs), with a focus on particles of the size ranging from tens to hundreds of nanometers. Applications, including cancer therapy, medical imaging, and pathogen treatment are discussed. LMNPs share similar properties to other metals, such as photothermal conversion ability and a propensity to form surface oxides. Compared to many other metals, especially mercury, the cytotoxicity of gallium is low and is considered by many reports to be safe when applied in vivo. Recent advances in exploring different grafting molecules are reported herein, as surface functionalization is essential to enhance photothermal therapeutic effects of LMNPs or to facilitate drug delivery. This review also outlines properties of LMNPs that can be exploited in making medical imaging contrast agents, ion channel regulators, and anti-pathogenic agents. Finally, a foresight is offered, exemplifying underexplored knowledge and highlighting the research challenges faced by LMNP science and technology in expanding into applications potentially yielding clinical advances.
关键词：liquid metal; nanoparticles; biomedical applications; EGaIn; Galinstan; gallium liquid metal ; nanoparticles ; biomedical applications ; EGaIn ; Galinstan ; gallium