Photodynamic therapy, an alternative that has gained weight and popularity compared to
current conventional therapies in the treatment of cancer, is a minimally invasive therapeutic …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising cancer treatment which involves a
photosensitizer (PS), light at a specific wavelength for PS activation and oxygen, which …

Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women, with more than 2 million cases per
year and a lethality rate of 17.7%. The treatment of breast cancer still being a challenge due …

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain cancer. GBM has
aggressive development, and the pharmacological treatment remains a challenge due to …

Phthalocyanines are second-generation photosensitizers with photophysical and
photochemical properties improved, in comparison to the first-generation. Also, these have …

The synthesis of light-responsive nanocarriers (LRNs) with a variety of surface functional
groups and/or ligands has been intensively explored for space-temporal controlled cargo …

The growing demand for effective delivery of photosensitive active compounds has resulted
in the development of colloid chemistry and nanotechnology. Recently, many kinds of novel …

Simple Summary According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in
2018, the global burden of cancer is expected to grow to 27.5 million new cancer cases by …

Lipid based delivery system is gaining significant attention of researchers working on the
development of novel formulations for improved therapeutic efficacy and safety of drugs …

The objective of this study was to obtain optimized nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)
functionalized with chitosan containing chloroaluminum phthalocyanine (ClAlPc) as a …