Application of nanomaterials in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy

S Siddique, JCL Chow - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials, such as nanoparticles, nanorods, nanosphere, nanoshells, and nanostars,
are very commonly used in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy. They make excellent …

Application of carbon-based quantum dots in photodynamic therapy

A Karagianni, NG Tsierkezos, M Prato, M Terrones… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive therapeutic modality that can treat a wide
variety of cancer types by means of photosensitizer drug, light, and oxygen. Due to …

Nanotechnology in ovarian cancer: Diagnosis and treatment

M Barani, M Bilal, F Sabir, A Rahdar, GZ Kyzas - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
To overcome the drawbacks of conventional delivery, this review spotlights a number of
nanoscale drug delivery systems, including nanoparticles, liposomes, nano micelles …

Exosome camouflaged coordination-assembled Iridium (III) photosensitizers for apoptosis-autophagy-ferroptosis induced combination therapy against melanoma

T Feng, Z Tang, J Karges, J Shen, C Jin, Y Chen, Y Pan… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Melanoma represents the most fatal form of skin cancer due to its resistance mechanisms
and high capacity for the development of metastases. Among other medicinal techniques …

Surface engineering of nanomaterials with polymers, biomolecules, and small ligands for nanomedicine

AM Díez-Pascual - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomedicine is a speedily growing area of medical research that is focused on developing
nanomaterials for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. Nanomaterials with …

Chitosan-coated liposomes to stabilize and enhance transdermal delivery of indocyanine green for photodynamic therapy of melanoma

EH Lee, SJ Lim, MK Lee - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Indocyanine green (ICG) has been used clinically and noticed as a promising candidate for
the topical melanoma photodynamic therapy (PDT). Despite its high potentials in topical …

Oxidative stress-related mechanisms in melanoma and in the acquired resistance to targeted therapies

S Pizzimenti, S Ribero, MA Cucci, M Grattarola… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer with the poorest prognosis, representing the
deadliest form of skin cancer. Activating mutations in BRAF are the most frequent genetic …

BODIPY-ruthenium (II) bis-terpyridine complexes for cellular imaging and type-I/-II photodynamic therapy

S Paul, P Kundu, P Kondaiah… - Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
A series of multichromophoric ruthenium (II) complexes with the formulation [Ru (tpy-
BODIPY)(tpy-R)] Cl2 (1–4), having a heteroleptic Ru (II)-bis-tpy (tpy= 4′-phenyl-2, 2′: 6 …

Effective photodynamic therapy for colon cancer cells using chlorin e6 coated hyaluronic acid-based carbon nanotubes

P Sundaram, H Abrahamse - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colon cancer is the third major cancer contributor to mortality worldwide. Nanosized
particles have attracted attention due to their possible contribution towards cancer treatment …

Photochemical internalization for intracellular drug delivery. From basic mechanisms to clinical research

W Jerjes, TA Theodossiou, H Hirschberg… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Photochemical internalisation (PCI) is a unique intervention which involves the release of
endocytosed macromolecules into the cytoplasmic matrix. PCI is based on the use of …