Photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is a procedure that uses photosensitizing drug to apply
therapy selectively to target sites, has been proven to be a safe treatment for cancers and …

Photothermal therapy has inspired numerous interests due to its minimal invasion, easy to
perform, and possibilities to treat embedded tumors in vital regions. In this review, examples …

This review presents principles and novelties in the field of tissue optical clearing (TOC)
technology, as well as application for optical monitoring of drug delivery and effective …

It will be interesting and yet challenging to develop a near-infrared (NIR) laser trigger
phototheranostics agent for multimodal imaging guided synergistic phototherapy. In …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-established technique employed to treat aged
macular degeneration and certain types of cancer, or to kill microbes by using a …

Synergistic therapy of tumor has attracted the attention of an increasing number of
researchers because of its higher efficiency compared to single therapy. Herein, 4 …

Noble metal nanomaterials have been extensively explored in cancer diagnostic and
therapeutic applications owing to their unique physical and chemical properties, such as …

There are three possible mechanisms for 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) conjugated gold
nanoparticles (GNPs) through electrostatic bonding for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of …

Phthalocyanine (Pc) complexes are an important class of dyes with numerous (eg,
biological, photophysical, and analytical) applications. Among the methods used to improve …

The endogenously formed protein corona from human serum (HS) proteins on nanoparticles
(NPs) has recently been exploited as a carrier for loading and delivery of small molecular …