Stimuli-responsive polymers can respond to internal stimuli, such as reactive oxygen
species (ROS), glutathione (GSH), and pH, biological stimuli, such as enzymes, and external …

Owing to their high extinction coefficients, long absorption wavelengths, and modification
tunable photophysical and photochemical properties, phthalocyanines (Pcs) have been …

Switchable phototheranostic nanomaterials are of particular interest for specific biosensing,
high-quality imaging, and targeted therapy in the field of precision nanomedicine. Here, we …

Hypothesis One of the major challenges in applying CO 2-responsive surfactants concerns
their tunable switchability and robustness under operating conditions. We hypothesize that …

This perspective article summarizes the last decade's developments in the field of
phthalocyanine (Pc)-polymeric nanoparticle (NP) delivery systems for cancer photodynamic …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become a promising treatment approach against cancer
due to low side effects and high therapeutic efficacy. However, the limitations of …

Polymeric micelles were formed from poly (poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate)-
block-poly (styrene)(P (PEGMEMA)-b-PS) block copolymer of two different chain lengths …

Photodynamic therapy has emerged as a noninvasive treatment modality for several types of
cancers. However, conventional hydrophobic photosensitizers (PS) suffer from low water …

One‐pot system combining multi‐reactions is used to synthesize novel porphyrin‐
glycopolymer conjugates. Sodium mercury amalgam is used to catalyze the reactions: 1) …

Random, thermoresponsive copolymers of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and oligo
(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate Mn= 300 (OEGMA) were synthesized via atom …