Emerging strategies in enhancing singlet oxygen generation of nano-photosensitizers toward advanced phototherapy

M Tavakkoli Yaraki, B Liu, YN Tan - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
The great promise of photodynamic therapy (PDT) has thrusted the rapid progress of
developing highly effective photosensitizers (PS) in killing cancerous cells and bacteria. To …

[HTML][HTML] Cell membrane-coated nanomaterials for cancer therapy

S Zeng, Q Tang, M Xiao, X Tong, T Yang, D Yin, L Lei… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of nanotechnology, nanoparticles have emerged as a delivery carrier
for tumor drug therapy, which can improve the therapeutic effect by increasing the stability …

Melanoma treatment: from conventional to nanotechnology

H Mishra, PK Mishra, A Ekielski, M Jaggi… - Journal of cancer …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer causing most of the skin
cancer-related deaths. The incidence of melanoma has risen so dramatically over past few …

Zinc (II) phthalocyanines as photosensitizers for antitumor photodynamic therapy

LP Roguin, N Chiarante, MCG Vior, J Marino - The international journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a highly specific and clinically approved method for cancer
treatment in which a nontoxic drug known as photosensitizer (PS) is administered to a …

Effects of major parameters of nanoparticles on their physical and chemical properties and recent application of nanodrug delivery system in targeted chemotherapy

J Zhang, H Tang, Z Liu, B Chen - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Chemotherapy is still one of the main cancer therapy treatments, but the curative effect of
chemotherapy is relatively low, as such the development of a new cancer treatment is highly …

Photosensitizers-loaded nanocarriers for enhancement of photodynamic therapy in melanoma treatment

AM Udrea, A Smarandache, A Dinache, C Mares… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Malignant melanoma poses a significant global health burden. It is the most aggressive and
lethal form of skin cancer, attributed to various risk factors such as UV radiation exposure …

Gold nanorods for drug and gene delivery: an overview of recent advancements

A Jahangiri-Manesh, M Mousazadeh, S Taji… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the past few decades, gold nanomaterials have shown great promise in the field of
nanotechnology, especially in medical and biological applications. They have become the …

Advances in photodynamic therapy based on nanotechnology and its application in skin cancer

P Zhang, T Han, H Xia, L Dong, L Chen, L Lei - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Comprehensive cancer treatments have been widely studied. Traditional treatment methods
(eg, radiotherapy, chemotherapy), despite ablating tumors, inevitably damage normal cells …

The combinational application of photodynamic therapy and nanotechnology in skin cancer treatment: A review

F Adnane, E El-Zayat, HM Fahmy - Tissue and Cell, 2022 - Elsevier
Skin cancer is considered a risky worldwide disease. Traditional treatments have several
weaknesses, necessitating the creation of more effective treatments. In this case …

[PDF][PDF] Properties, Characterization, and Application of Phthalocyanine and Metal Phthalocyanine

OA Hamad, RO Kareem, PK Omer - Journal of Chemical Reviews, 2024 - academia.edu
Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are macrocyclic chemical compounds that have attracted a lot of
attention in the last decade due to their varied properties. Over time, the extensive utilization …