[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional phototheranostic nanomedicine for cancer imaging and treatment

D Gao, X Guo, X Zhang, S Chen, Y Wang, T Chen… - Materials Today Bio, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer, as one of the most life-threatening diseases, shows a high fatality rate around the
world. When improving the therapeutic efficacy of conventional cancer treatments …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy

A Anas, J Sobhanan, KM Sulfiya, C Jasmin… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT)
combine light and photosensitizers to treat cancers and microbial infections, respectively. In …

MXene‐Based Functional Platforms for Tumor Therapy

F Gao, C Xue, T Zhang, L Zhang, GY Zhu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, 2D transition metal carbide, nitride, and carbonitrides (MXenes) materials stand
out in the field of tumor therapy, particularly in the construction of functional platforms for …

Type I AIE photosensitizers: Mechanism and application

J Li, Z Zhuang, Z Zhao, BZ Tang - View, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with plenty of advantages is expected to become a promising
modality for cancer treatment, but challenges still remain. In the past decade, abundant …

[HTML][HTML] Some natural photosensitizers and their medicinal properties for use in photodynamic therapy

TP Kubrak, P Kołodziej, J Sawicki, A Mazur… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite significant advances in early diagnosis and treatment, cancer is one of the leading
causes of death. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapy for the treatment of many …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin a natural phenol and its therapeutic role in cancer and photodynamic therapy: a review

G Kah, R Chandran, H Abrahamse - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer continues to cause an alarming number of deaths globally, and its burden on the
health system is significant. Though different conventional therapeutic procedures are …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative strategies for photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumor

X Li, L Chen, M Huang, S Zeng, J Zheng, S Peng… - Asian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is applied as a robust therapeutic option for tumor, which
exhibits some advantages of unique selectivity and irreversible damage to tumor cells …

Dimeric prodrug-based nanomedicines for cancer therapy

S Li, X Shan, Y Wang, Q Chen, J Sun, Z He… - Journal of controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of conjugation chemistry and biomedical nanotechnology,
prodrug-based nanosystems (PNS) have emerged as promising drug delivery …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of potential natural photosensitizers in cancer photodynamic therapy

B Aziz, I Aziz, A Khurshid, E Raoufi, FN Esfahani… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the main causes of death worldwide. There are several different types of
cancer recognized thus far, which can be treated by different approaches including surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Progress of phototherapy applications in the treatment of bone cancer

J Sun, F Xing, J Braun, F Traub, PM Rommens… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone cancer including primary bone cancer and metastatic bone cancer, remains a
challenge claiming millions of lives and affecting the life quality of survivors. Conventional …