Theranostic Nanoparticles: Enhanced Antitumoral Activity and Photoacoustic Imaging Properties of AuNP-Enriched Endothelial Colony Forming Cells on Melanoma(Adv.Sc. 4/2021)

In article number 2001175, Paolo Armanetti and co-workers demonstrate the tumor-homing efficiency and antitumoral activity of Au nanoparticles-loaded Endothelial Colony Forming Cells (ECFCs). The image represents a cell loaded with AuNPs which acts as a Trojan horse vehicle to smuggle nearinfrared (NIR) gold nanoparticles to the tumor site. Once in the tumor tissue, these cargo cells exposed to NIR light brighten the dark battlefield and neutralize the foes (cancer cells) with their inherent strength.