DOI: 10.1039/d6ra05364e ISSN: 2046-2069

NLS-functionalized semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for enhanced intracellular accumulation and combined photodynamic–photothermal cancer therapy

XueHua Deng, Yuxin Yang, Mingjian Chen, Weichao Liu, Steven Xu Wu

NLS-functionalized semiconducting polymer dots enhance intracellular accumulation and enable combined photodynamic and photothermal therapy under 808 nm irradiation, producing effective local tumor suppression.