Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are widely known for their versatile applications.
One of the most extended is as drug delivery systems for the treatment of cancer and other …

Investigating combined treatment methodologies is crucial for addressing the complex
nature of cancer. As an emerging strategy, nano-biotechnology encourages the design of …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) have attracted much attention in many biomedical
applications. One of the fields in which smart functional nanosystems have found wide …

In this work, we focused on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) for one photon excitated
photodynamic therapy (OPE-PDT) combined with drug delivery and carbohydrate targeting …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), an approach to cancer treatment, relies fundamentally on two
key elements: a light source and a photosensitizing agent. A primary challenge in PDT is the …

Exclusively red-emitting upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with the composition NaErF4:
0.5% Tm as a core and NaYF4 as a shell were synthesized for performing photodynamic …

Cancer is the leading cause of death in the developed world. In the last few decades,
photodynamic therapy (PDT) has augmented the number of medical techniques to treat this …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes photosensitizers (PSs) to produce reactive oxygen
species (ROSs) upon irradiation, which causes the shutdown of vessels and deprives the …

To enhance antitumor efficacy and overcome multidrug resistance, the targeted delivery of
photosensitizers and chemotherapeutic agents holds great promise for improving anticancer …

Chemotherapy has limited success in the treatment of malignant melanoma due to fast
development of drug resistance and the low bioavailability of chemotherapeutic drugs …