[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic Therapy: From the Basics to the Current Progress of N-Heterocyclic-Bearing Dyes as Effective Photosensitizers

E Lima, LV Reis - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy, an alternative that has gained weight and popularity compared to
current conventional therapies in the treatment of cancer, is a minimally invasive therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-based nanoparticles in cancer therapy: exploring photodynamic therapy and its interplay with regulated cell death pathways

P Pashootan, F Saadati, H Fahimi, M Rahmati… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) represents a non-invasive treatment strategy currently utilized
in the clinical management of selected cancers and infections. This technique is predicated …

[HTML][HTML] A gold nanoparticle bioconjugate delivery system for active targeted photodynamic therapy of cancer and cancer stem cells

OC Didamson, R Chandran, H Abrahamse - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a crucial role in tumor development,
metastasis, therapy resistance, and relapse due to their self-renewal and proliferative …

Combining Multiple Photosensitizer Modules into One Supramolecular System for Synergetic Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

Z Li, Z Zhang, L Ma, H Wen, M Kang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as an emerging cancer treatment, requires the development of
highly desirable photosensitizers (PSs) with integrated functional groups to achieve …

Engineering photodynamics for treatment, priming and imaging

G Obaid, JP Celli, M Broekgaarden, AL Bulin… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemistry-based treatment approach that relies on
the activation of photosensitizers by light to locally generate reactive oxygen species that …

Light‐activatable minimally invasive ethyl cellulose ethanol ablation: Biodistribution and potential applications

J Yang, CH Ma, JA Quinlan… - Bioengineering & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
While surgical resection is a mainstay of cancer treatment, many tumors are unresectable
due to stage, location, or comorbidities. Ablative therapies, which cause local destruction of …

Preparation of near-infrared light responsive upconversion nanoparticles TiO2/(Ca,Y)F2:Tm,Yb for photodynamic antitumor therapy

H Zhou, J Wang, B Yang, M Sun, C Liang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
In this work, near-infrared light responsive upconversion nanoparticles TiO2/(Ca, Y) F2: Tm,
Yb were hydrothermally prepared for tumor control. Moreover, femtosecond laser was …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional printing of the human lung pleural cavity model for PDT malignant mesothelioma

D Sourvanos, H Sun, TC Zhu, A Dimofte, B Byrd… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The primary aim was to investigate emerging 3D printing and optical acquisition
technologies to refine and enhance photodynamic therapy (PDT) dosimetry in the …

Preclinical evaluation of a handheld theranostic intraoral device for image-guided PDT treatment of pre-malignant and malignant oral lesions

S Khan, B Song, S Farias, R Liang… - Optical Methods for …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has an exceptionally high rate of
incidence and mortality in India, with 15 cases per 100,000 people and over 70,000 deaths …