Overcoming barriers in photodynamic therapy harnessing nano-formulation strategies

J Xie, Y Wang, W Choi, P Jangili, Y Ge, Y Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been extensively investigated for decades for tumor
treatment because of its non-invasiveness, spatiotemporal selectivity, lower side-effects, and …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted and effective photodynamic therapy for cancer using functionalized nanomaterials

EJ Hong, DG Choi, MS Shim - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2016 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging, non-invasive therapeutic strategy that involves
photosensitizer (PS) drugs and external light for the treatment of diseases. Despite the great …

Advances in nanomaterials for photodynamic therapy applications: Status and challenges

J Chen, T Fan, Z Xie, Q Zeng, P Xue, T Zheng, Y Chen… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a non-invasive therapeutic modality that is alternative to
radiotherapy and chemotherapy, is extensively investigated for cancer treatments. Although …

Combinatorial therapeutic approaches with nanomaterial-based photodynamic cancer therapy

Y Hao, CK Chung, Z Yu, RV Huis in 't Veld… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), in which a light source is used in combination with a
photosensitizer to induce local cell death, has shown great promise in therapeutically …

Photodynamic nanomedicine in the treatment of solid tumors: perspectives and challenges

A Master, M Livingston, AS Gupta - Journal of controlled release, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment strategy where activation of
photosensitizer drugs with specific wavelengths of light results in energy transfer cascades …

[HTML][HTML] Versatile nanoplatforms with enhanced photodynamic therapy: designs and applications

K Yan, Y Zhang, C Mu, Q Xu, X Jing, D Wang… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As an emerging antitumor strategy, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has attracted intensive
attention for the treatment of various malignant tumors owing to its noninvasive nature and …

Recent advances in photonanomedicines for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy

JJ Hu, Q Lei, XZ Zhang - Progress in Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, photodynamic therapy (PDT) that employs photosensitizers (PSs) to generate
cytotoxic species under light irradiation for selective destruction of neoplastic lesions has …

Nanophotosensitizers toward advanced photodynamic therapy of Cancer

CK Lim, J Heo, S Shin, K Jeong, YH Seo, WD Jang… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment modality for selective destruction of
cancer and other diseases and involves the colocalization of light, oxygen, and a …

Nanocomposite‐based photodynamic therapy strategies for deep tumor treatment

J Hu, Y Tang, AH Elmenoufy, H Xu, Z Cheng, X Yang - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as an emerging clinically approved modality, has been used
for treatment of various cancer diseases. Conventional PDT strategies are mainly focused …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming the obstacles of current photodynamic therapy in tumors using nanoparticles

D Lee, S Kwon, S Jang, E Park, Y Lee, H Koo - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been applied in clinical treatment of tumors for a long time.
However, insufficient supply of pivotal factors including photosensitizer (PS), light, and …