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Article, 2024

Biological Applications of Thermoplasmonics

Nano Letters, ISSN 1530-6984, 1530-6992, Volume 24, 3, Pages 777-789, 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03548

Contributors

Ruhoff, Victoria Thusgaard 0000-0002-7986-7381 [1] Arastoo, Mohammad Reza R 0000-0002-7463-2321 [1] Moreno-Pescador, Guillermo S [1] Bendix, Poul Martin 0000-0001-8838-8887 (Corresponding author) [1]

Affiliations

  1. [1] University of Copenhagen
    2. [NORA names: KU University of Copenhagen; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]

Abstract

Thermoplasmonics has emerged as an extraordinarily versatile tool with profound applications across various biological domains ranging from medical science to cell biology and biophysics. The key feature of nanoscale plasmonic heating involves remote activation of heating by applying laser irradiation to plasmonic nanostructures that are designed to optimally convert light into heat. This unique capability paves the way for a diverse array of applications, facilitating the exploration of critical biological processes such as cell differentiation, repair, signaling, and protein functionality, and the advancement of biosensing techniques. Of particular significance is the rapid heat cycling that can be achieved through thermoplasmonics, which has ushered in remarkable technical innovations such as accelerated amplification of DNA through quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Finally, medical applications of photothermal therapy have recently completed clinical trials with remarkable results in prostate cancer, which will inevitably lead to the implementation of photothermal therapy for a number of diseases in the future. Within this review, we offer a survey of the latest advancements in the burgeoning field of thermoplasmonics, with a keen emphasis on its transformative applications within the realm of biosciences.

Keywords

DNA, acceleration amplification, activity of heat, advances, amplification of DNA, application of photothermal therapy, applications, array of applications, biological domain, biological processes, biology, biophysics, bioscience, biosensing techniques, cancer, capability, cell biology, cell differentiation, cells, chain reaction, clinical trials, cycle, differentiation, disease, diverse array, diverse array of applications, domain, exploration, function, future, heat, heating cycle, implementation, innovation, irradiation, laser, laser irradiation, medical applications, nanostructures, photothermal therapy, plasmonic heating, plasmonic nanostructures, polymerase chain reaction, process, prostate, prostate cancer, protein, protein function, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, reaction, remote activation, repair, results, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, review, signal, significance, survey, technical innovations, technique, therapy, thermoplasmonics, transcription polymerase chain reaction, transformer applications, trials, unique capabilities

Funders

  • Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation

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