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 …
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …
Photodynamic therapy: photosensitizers and nanostructures
The reactions of some structures to different external stimuli can be used for therapeutic
purposes. In particular, in photodynamic therapy (PDT), a light-sensitive compound or …
purposes. In particular, in photodynamic therapy (PDT), a light-sensitive compound or …
Photodynamic efficiency: from molecular photochemistry to cell death
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical modality used to treat cancer and infectious
diseases. The main agent is the photosensitizer (PS), which is excited by light and converted …
diseases. The main agent is the photosensitizer (PS), which is excited by light and converted …
Boosting cancer therapy with organelle-targeted nanomaterials
P Gao, W Pan, N Li, B Tang - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
The ultimate goal of cancer therapy is to eliminate malignant tumors while causing no
damage to normal tissues. In the past decades, numerous nanoagents have been employed …
damage to normal tissues. In the past decades, numerous nanoagents have been employed …
Nanomaterials-based photosensitizers and delivery systems for photodynamic cancer therapy
XT Yu, SY Sui, YX He, CH Yu, Q Peng - Biomaterials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing cancer morbidity and mortality requires the development of high-efficiency
and low-toxicity anticancer approaches. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has …
and low-toxicity anticancer approaches. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has …
Advances on graphene-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications
Y Qu, F He, C Yu, X Liang, D Liang, L Ma… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphene-based nanomaterials, such as graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide,
have been attracting increasing attention in the field of biology and biomedicine over the …
have been attracting increasing attention in the field of biology and biomedicine over the …
Click Synthesis Enabled Sulfur Atom Strategy for Polymerization‐Enhanced and Two‐Photon Photosensitization
Facile tailoring of photosensitizers (PSs) with advanced and synergetic properties is highly
expected to broaden and deepen photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications. Herein, a …
expected to broaden and deepen photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications. Herein, a …
Future of nanotherapeutics: Targeting the cellular sub-organelles
Many diseases originate from alterations at nanoscale levels. Precise drug delivery should
be achieved not only at cell level, but also at organelle level to achieve maximum …
be achieved not only at cell level, but also at organelle level to achieve maximum …
Fluorescent imaging‐guided chemotherapy‐and‐photodynamic dual therapy with nanoscale porphyrin metal–organic framework
W Liu, YM Wang, YH Li, SJ Cai, XB Yin, XW He… - small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Imaging‐guided therapy systems (IGTSs) are revolutionary techniques used in cancer
treatment due to their safety and efficiency. IGTSs should have tunable compositions for …
treatment due to their safety and efficiency. IGTSs should have tunable compositions for …
High performance photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission for image-guided photodynamic anticancer therapy
A series of D–A′–π–A type photosensitizers, AP3 and AP4, were designed and
synthesized to show strong aggregation-induced far red and near infrared emission and …
synthesized to show strong aggregation-induced far red and near infrared emission and …