<p class="jove_content">This article presents the protocol for preparing tumor-tissue phantoms that replicate optical properties for plasmonic photothermal therapy. It details phantom preparation, photothermal evaluations, and validation of the developed numerical model based on photothermal temperature measurements for assessing therapeutic parameters, offering an ethical, cost-effective alternative to <em>in vivo</em> studies for preliminary testing.</p>

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Plasmonic Photothermal Cancer Therapy: Nanoparticle-embedded Tumor-tissue-mimicking Phantoms for Visualizing Photothermal Temperature Distribution

Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT), an emerging cancer treatment, involves delivering nanoparticles (NPs) to a tumor, followed by near-infrared (NIR) ...

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