Nano-Innovations in Cancer Therapy: The Unparalleled Potential of MXene Conjugates

MXenes are two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides that have become important materials in nanotechnology because of their remarkable mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics. This review emphasizes how crucial MXene conjugates are for several biomedical app...

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Published in:Materials 2024-03, Vol.17 (6), p.1423
Main Authors: Kulkarni, Sanjay, Soman, Soji, Navti, Prerana D, Roy, Amrita Arup, Nikam, Ajinkya Nitin, Vineeth, P, Kulkarni, Jahnavi, Shirur, Krishnaraj Somayaji, Pandey, Abhijeet, George, Sajan D, Mutalik, Srinivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticancer properties
Antimitotic agents
Antineoplastic agents
Biocompatibility
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical materials
Biomimetics
Cancer
Cancer research
Cancer therapies
Carbon nitride
Care and treatment
Chemical properties
Conjugates
Energy storage
Etching
Fluorides
Force and energy
Graphene
Health aspects
Innovations
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Medical research
Metal carbides
Metal oxides
Metals
Methods
Morphology
MXenes
Nitrides
Photothermal conversion
Polymers
Precision medicine
Quantum dots
R&D
Raw materials
Research & development
Review
Temperature
Transition metal compounds
Transition metals
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Summary:MXenes are two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides that have become important materials in nanotechnology because of their remarkable mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics. This review emphasizes how crucial MXene conjugates are for several biomedical applications, especially in the field of cancer. These two-dimensional (2D) nanoconjugates with photothermal, chemotherapeutic, and photodynamic activities have demonstrated promise for highly effective and noninvasive anticancer therapy. MXene conjugates, with their distinctive optical capabilities, have been employed for bioimaging and biosensing, and their excellent light-to-heat conversion efficiency makes them perfect biocompatible and notably proficient nanoscale agents for photothermal applications. The synthesis and characterization of MXenes provide a framework for an in-depth understanding of various fabrication techniques and their importance in the customized formation of MXene conjugates. The following sections explore MXene-based conjugates for nanotheranostics and demonstrate their enormous potential for biomedical applications. Nanoconjugates, such as polymers, metals, graphene, hydrogels, biomimetics, quantum dots, and radio conjugates, exhibit unique properties that can be used for various therapeutic and diagnostic applications in the field of cancer nanotheranostics. An additional layer of understanding into the safety concerns of MXene nanoconjugates is provided by detailing their toxicity viewpoints. Furthermore, the review concludes by addressing the opportunities and challenges in the clinical translation of MXene-based nanoconjugates, emphasizing their potential in real-world medical practices.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma17061423