Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 551-559.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0193-0

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Recent Advance of Tellurium for Biomedical Applications

WANG Hengliang1, CHAI Luxiao3, XIE Zhongjian2, ZHANG Han3   

  1. 1. International Collaborative Laboratory of;
    2 D Materials for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China;
    2. Shenzhen International Institute for Biomedical Research, Shenzhen 518116, P. R. China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics and Otolaryngology Department, and Biobank of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
  • Received:2020-06-16 Revised:2020-07-01 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-07-09
  • Contact: XIE Zhongjian E-mail:zjxie2011@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the State Key Research Development Program of China(No.2019YFB2203503), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61875138, 61435010, 81871358, U1801254, 61961136001), the Project of the Science and Technology Innovation Commission of Shenzhen, China(Nos.KQTD2015032416270385, JCYJ20180307164612205, GJHZ20180928160209731, JCYJ20180508152903208), the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, China(No.2019B1515120043), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China(No.2020A151501612) and the Longhua District Science and Innovation Commission Project Grants of Shenzhen, China(No.JCYJ201904).

Abstract: Tellurium(Te) nanomaterials have aroused a wide interest in semiconductor, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, as well as biomedical applications. The last decades of reports indicated a major nanostructure of one-dimensional (1D) Te on account of its inherent structural anisotropy. Two-dimenional(2D) Te has been newly developed and drawn a lot of interests recently. This review presents the intrinsic biological potential of Te-based nanomaterials and summarizes their up-to-date advance in phototherapy and reactive oxygen species(ROS)-related applications in the biomedical field.

Key words: Tellurium, Nanostructure, Biomedical application