The unique features and promises of phthalocyanines as advanced photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy of cancer

PC Lo, MS Rodríguez-Morgade, RK Pandey… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Phthalocyanines exhibit superior photoproperties that make them a surely attractive class of
photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy of cancer. Several derivatives are at various …

Smart nanoparticle‐based platforms for regulating tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy

R Cheng, HA Santos - Advanced healthcare materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor development and metastasis are closely related to the tumor microenvironment
(TME). Recently, several studies indicate that modulating TME can enhance cancer …

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 …

Dendritic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (DMONs): Chemical composition, structural architecture, and promising applications

Y Wang, B Zhang, X Ding, X Du - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Dendritic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (DMONs) possess three-dimensional (3D)
center-radial nanochannels and hierarchical nanopores, which endows themselves with …

Two‐Photon Mediated Cancer Therapy: A Comprehensive Review on Two‐Photon Photodynamic Therapy and Two‐Photon‐Activated Therapeutic Delivery Systems

A Soleimany, DK Aghmiouni… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐photon excitation (2PE) represents substantial advantages in biophotonics
over traditional one‐photon excitation (1PE), offering enhanced spatial resolution and …

Synthesis, photo-characterizations, and pre-clinical studies on advanced cellular and animal models of zinc (II) and platinum (II) sulfonyl-substituted phthalocyanines …

P Repetowski, M Warszynska, A Kostecka… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Two phthalocyanine derivatives tetra-peripherally substituted with tert-butylsulfonyl groups
and coordinating either zinc (II) or platinum (II) ions have been synthesized and …

NIR-activated multifunctional agents for the combined application in cancer imaging and therapy

P Repetowski, M Warszyńska, JM Dąbrowski - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anticancer therapies that combine both diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities hold
significant promise for enhancing treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. Among these …

Periodic mesoporous ionosilica nanoparticles for green light photodynamic therapy and photochemical internalization of siRNA

B Mezghrani, LMA Ali, S Richeter… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report periodic mesoporous ionosilica nanoparticles (PMINPs) as versatile nano-objects
for imaging, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and efficient adsorption and delivery of small …

Thiadiazole containing N-and S-rich highly ordered periodic mesoporous organosilica for efficient removal of Hg (ii) from polluted water

S Das, S Chatterjee, S Mondal, A Modak… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A new N-and S-rich highly ordered periodic mesoporous organosilica material DMTZ-PMO
bearing thiadiazole and thiol moieties inside the pore-wall of a 2D-hexagonal nanomaterial …

Silica-based gene delivery systems: From design to therapeutic applications

AM Carvalho, RA Cordeiro, H Faneca - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Advances in gene therapy have been foreshadowing its potential for the treatment of a vast
range of diseases involving genetic malfunctioning. However, its therapeutic efficiency and …