Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

Assembly and applications of macrocyclic-confinement-derived supramolecular organic luminescent emissions from cucurbiturils

H Nie, Z Wei, XL Ni, Y Liu - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cucurbit [n] urils (Q [n] s or CB [n] s), as a classical of artificial organic macrocyclic hosts,
were found to have excellent advantages in the fabricating of tunable and smart organic …

A bacteria‐responsive porphyrin for adaptable photodynamic/photothermal therapy

H Hu, H Wang, Y Yang, JF Xu, X Zhang - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report a cationic porphyrin 5, 10, 15, 20‐tetrakis‐(4‐N‐methylpyridyl)‐porphyrin (TMPyP)
that can respond to specific bacteria, followed by adaptable photodynamic/photothermal …

Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: the marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

D **a, P Wang, X Ji, NM Khashab, JL Sessler… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

A Biodegradable Iridium (III) Coordination Polymer for Enhanced Two‐Photon Photodynamic Therapy Using an Apoptosis–Ferroptosis Hybrid Pathway

L Ke, F Wei, L **e, J Karges, Y Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical application of photodynamic therapy is hindered by the high glutathione
concentration, poor cancer‐targeting properties, poor drug loading into delivery systems …

Photosensitizers with aggregation‐induced emission: materials and biomedical applications

F Hu, S Xu, B Liu - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is arising as a noninvasive treatment modality for cancer and other
diseases. One of the key factors to determine the therapeutic function is the efficiency of …

Supramolecular antibacterial materials for combatting antibiotic resistance

X Li, H Bai, Y Yang, J Yoon, S Wang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have emerged as a severe threat to human health. As effective
antibacterial therapies, supramolecular materials display unprecedented advantages …

Rejuvenated photodynamic therapy for bacterial infections

Q Jia, Q Song, P Li, W Huang - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of multidrug resistant bacterial strains has hastened the exploration of
advanced microbicides and antibacterial techniques. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy …

Light: a magical tool for controlled drug delivery

Y Tao, HF Chan, B Shi, M Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Light is a particularly appealing tool for on‐demand drug delivery due to its noninvasive
nature, ease of application, and exquisite temporal and spatial control. Great progress is …

Recent advances of multi-dimensional porphyrin-based functional materials in photodynamic therapy

J Tian, B Huang, MH Nawaz, W Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising and non-invasive modality for
cancer treatments. Photosensitizers, as one of the essential elements in PDT, play a crucial …