Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: Latest developments with a focus on combinatory strategies

R Youf, M Müller, A Balasini, F Thétiot, M Müller… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern
therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the …

Molecular photosensitisers for two-photon photodynamic therapy

F Bolze, S Jenni, A Sour, V Heitz - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-photon excitation has attracted the attention of biologists, especially after the
development of two-photon excited microscopy in the nineties. Since then, new applications …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced mesoporous silica nanocarriers in cancer theranostics and gene editing applications

K Živojević, M Mladenović, M Djisalov… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Targeted nanomaterials for cancer theranostics have been the subject of an expanding
volume of research studies in recent years. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are …

Critical discussion of the applications of metal complexes for 2-photon photodynamic therapy

J Karges, H Chao, G Gasser - JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic …, 2020 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy is a light-activated medical technique, which has received increasing
attention within the last decade to treat various diseases including bacterial, viral or fungal …

Nanoparticles produced via laser ablation of porous silicon and silicon nanowires for optical bioimaging

SV Zabotnov, AV Skobelkina, EA Sergeeva… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Modern trends in optical bioimaging require novel nanoproducts combining high image
contrast with efficient treatment capabilities. Silicon nanoparticles are a wide class of …

Cell penetrating peptide decorated magnetic porous silicon nanorods for glioblastoma therapy and imaging

A Chaix, A Griveau, T Defforge, V Grimal… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant primary brain tumor of the central
nervous system. Despite advances in therapy, it remains largely untreatable, in part due to …

Dual stimuli-responsive multifunctional silicon nanocarriers for specifically targeting mitochondria in human cancer cells

VA Tran, GV Vo, MA Tan, JS Park, SSA An, SW Lee - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Specific targeting, selective stimuli-responsiveness, and controlled release of anticancer
agents are requested for high therapeutic efficiency with a minimal adverse effect. Herein …

Two‐Photon‐excited silica and organosilica nanoparticles for spatiotemporal cancer treatment

JG Croissant, JI Zink, L Raehm… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Coherent two‐photon‐excited (TPE) therapy in the near‐infrared (NIR) provides safer
cancer treatments than current therapies lacking spatial and temporal selectivities because it …

Silicon-based nanotheranostics

NŽ Knežević, GN Kaluđerović - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
With the rapid expansion of nanoscience and nanotechnology in interdisciplinary fields,
multifunctional nanomaterials have attracted particular attention. Recent advances in …

Multilayer microcapsules for FRET analysis and two‐photon‐activated photodynamic therapy

Y Yang, H Liu, M Han, B Sun, J Li - … Chemie International Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microcapsules obtained by layer‐by‐layer assembly provide a good platform for biological
analysis owing to their component diversity, multiple binding sites, and controllable wall …