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    Dual-stoichiometry copper sulphide nanoparticles by laser ablation in DMSO: synthesis and biomedical applications for enhanced photothermal therapy and photoacoustic imaging
    (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2024-05-13) Taylan, Umut; Akçimen, Samet; Eş, İsmail; Küçük, Beyza Nur; Tekgül, Esra Kendir; Çelebi, Çağatay; Kumru, Yasin; Köymen, Hayrettin; İnci, Fatih; Ortaç, Bülend
    Copper sulphide nanoparticles are synthesized by laser ablation of a copper target in DMSO by a 527 nm nanosecond pulsed laser. These nanoparticles have double stoichiometry (CuS and $Cu_{1.8}S$) and crystalline structures, sizes under 30 nm, and they present substantial absorbance in the second near-infrared window and photoluminescence in the visible region. The nanoparticles are used as photothermal and photoacoustic agents at 1080 nm and 1064 nm, respectively. Utilizing as a photothermal agent, these nanoparticles rapidly exhibit local heating, photothermal stability, and a temperature change of 52.2 °C within 300 s at $1 mg mL^{−1}$ concentration and $3.23 W cm^{−2}$ laser intensity. On the other hand, while employed as a photoacoustic agent, they enhanced the contrast significantly and increased the brightness proportional to their concentrations when compared to ultrasound imaging. Additionally, the biocompatibility properties of these nanoparticles were tested with cancer cells, and they were subjected to laser ablation to assess their photothermal effects. In this article, we demonstrate that copper sulphide nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation hold great promise for photothermal and photoacoustic applications, especially in biomedical applications.