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 …

Introduction Clay minerals are a class of silicates with chemical inertness, colloid, and
thixotropy, which have excellent physicochemical properties, good biocompatibility, low …

Sunscreens and photoprotection tools along with consumer habits and behaviors, can
mitigate the skin damage caused by excessive solar radiation. For example, protecting …

Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania
genus, which affects many people in several countries. This disease has three major clinical …

The incorporation by ionic assembly of the hexanuclear molybdenum cluster (Bu 4 N) 2 [Mo
6 I 8 (CH 3 CO 2) 6](1) in amino-decorated mesoporous silica nanoparticles MCM-41, has …

Photoprotective nanoemulsions are able to attenuate skin damage from overexposure to the
sun, thus avoiding the immediate effects caused by ultraviolet radiation. The global …

Cervical carcinoma is the most common gynecological cancer among young and adult
women. There has been increasing interest in natural sources for cervical carcinoma …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines light with photosensitizers (PS) to produce reactive
oxygen species (ROS) that can eliminate pathogenic microorganisms and tumor cells …

Nanotechnology, when applied to PDT's, allows the encapsulation of ZnPc in nanocarriers,
producing thus nanoemulsions that permit the use of ZnPc as photosensitizers. The …

Magnetic carriers-based molecular imprinting has become one of the most interesting
phenomena in the drug delivery field. In this study, we endeavor to devise an effective …