pH-Responsive Au@Pd bimetallic core–shell nanorods for enhanced synergistic targeted photothermal-augmented nanocatalytic therapy in the second near-infrared window

NIR-II-light and pH-responsive Au@Pd core–shell HNRs possessed nanoenzyme-mimicking activity and promising photothermal conversion efficiency, resulting in synergistic tumor therapies (PTT/POD/CAT) to overcome the limitations of traditional chemotherapy.