Photodynamic therapy: Innovative approaches for antibacterial and anticancer treatments

M Kolarikova, B Hosikova, H Dilenko… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment mainly for cancer but also for bacterial
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …

New photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

H Abrahamse, MR Hamblin - Biochemical Journal, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was discovered more than 100 years ago, and has since
become a well-studied therapy for cancer and various non-malignant diseases including …

Light technology for efficient and effective photodynamic therapy: A critical review

JF Algorri, M Ochoa, P Roldan-Varona… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment for cancerous
tumours in which light technologies play a crucial role. An attempt to answer a long-standing …

The coming of age of neodymium: redefining its role in rare earth doped nanoparticles

M Matulionyte, A Skripka, A Ramos-Guerra… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Among luminescent nanostructures actively investigated in the last couple of decades, rare
earth (RE3+) doped nanoparticles (RENPs) are some of the most reported family of …

Photosensitizers in antibacterial photodynamic therapy: An overview

J Ghorbani, D Rahban, S Aghamiri, A Teymouri… - Laser therapy, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Antibacterial Photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a process utilizing light and light sensitive
agents (named photosensitizer (PS)) and is usually applied in an oxygen-rich environment …

Advancing porphyrin's biomedical utility via supramolecular chemistry

MA Rajora, JWH Lou, G Zheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Porphyrins are organic heterocyclic macrocycles with photophysical properties well-suited
for clinical phototherapy and cancer imaging. However, their wider application in the clinical …

Tumor targeting strategies of smart fluorescent nanoparticles and their applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment

J He, C Li, L Ding, Y Huang, X Yin, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Advantages such as strong signal strength, resistance to photobleaching, tunable
fluorescence emissions, high sensitivity, and biocompatibility are the driving forces for the …

In vivo covalent cross-linking of photon-converted rare-earth nanostructures for tumour localization and theranostics

X Ai, CJH Ho, J Aw, ABE Attia, J Mu, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The development of precision nanomedicines to direct nanostructure-based reagents into
tumour-targeted areas remains a critical challenge in clinics. Chemical reaction-mediated …

Recent progress in near infrared light triggered photodynamic therapy

K Deng, C Li, S Huang, B **ng, D **, Q Zeng, Z Hou… - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is under the research spotlight as an appealing
modality for various malignant tumors. Compared with conventional PDT treatment activated …

Near‐infrared‐sensitive materials based on upconverting nanoparticles

S Wu, HJ Butt - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The near‐infrared (NIR) region of the spectrum is called the “therapeutic window” because
NIR light can penetrate deeply into tissue. Therefore, NIR‐sensitive materials are attractive …