Application of carbon-based quantum dots in photodynamic therapy

A Karagianni, NG Tsierkezos, M Prato, M Terrones… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive therapeutic modality that can treat a wide
variety of cancer types by means of photosensitizer drug, light, and oxygen. Due to …

Phthalocyanines as contrast agents for photothermal therapy

BD Zheng, QX He, X Li, J Yoon, JD Huang - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phthalocyanine, as a type of organic photothermal agent, has advantages including a
definite chemical structure, repeatable synthesis, strong absorption in the near-infrared …

Engineering a photosensitizer nanoplatform for amplified photodynamic immunotherapy via tumor microenvironment modulation

Y Zhou, X Ren, Z Hou, N Wang, Y Jiang, Y Luan - Nanoscale horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photosensitizer-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) can not only kill tumor cells by the
generated cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), but also trigger immunogenic cell death …

Branched polymer‐based redox/enzyme‐activatable photodynamic nanoagent to trigger STING‐dependent immune responses for enhanced therapeutic effect

Q Luo, Z Duan, X Li, L Gu, L Ren, H Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Immune response in the tumor microenvironment (TME) is an essential therapeutic factor for
antitumor therapy. Herein, to improve immunostimulatory effects, photodynamic therapy …

Full‐Color Emissive D‐D‐A Carbazole Luminophores: Red‐to‐NIR Mechano‐fluorochromism, Aggregation‐Induced Near‐Infrared Emission, and Application in …

Z Chen, H Qin, Y Yin, D Deng, SY Qin… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The preparation of multifunctionalized luminophores with full‐color emission based on an
identical core skeleton is a significative but challenging research topic. In this work, eight …

Design of photosensitizing agents for targeted antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Klausen, M Ucuncu, M Bradley - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms has gained substantial attention due to its
unique mode of action, in which pathogens are unable to generate resistance, and due to …

Superoxide radical photogenerator with amplification effect: Surmounting the Achilles' Heels of photodynamic oncotherapy

M Li, T Xiong, J Du, R Tian, M Xiao, L Guo… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Strong oxygen dependence, poor tumor targeting, and limited treatment depth have been
considered as the “Achilles' heels” facing the clinical usage of photodynamic therapy (PDT) …

Smart materials for drug delivery and cancer therapy

Y Yang, W Zeng, P Huang, X Zeng, L Mei - View, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Until now, enormous smart materials have been engineered with endogenous stimulators
such as pH, reactive oxygen species, glutathione, hypoxia and enzyme, or exogenous …

Single Cell Imaging of Electrochemiluminescence‐Driven Photodynamic Therapy

MM Chen, CH Xu, W Zhao, HY Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report a photodynamic therapy driven by electrochemiluminescence (ECL). The
luminescence generated by Ru (bpy) 32+ and co‐reactant tripropylamine (TPA) pair acts as …

Supramolecular photothermal nanomaterials as an emerging paradigm toward precision cancer therapy

L Zhao, Y Liu, R Chang, R Xing… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of the “supramolecular photothermal effects” refers to the collection property
and photothermal conversion efficiency resulting from the supramolecular assembly of …