Nanomaterials for theranostics: recent advances and future challenges

EK Lim, T Kim, S Paik, S Haam, YM Huh… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an important report entitled
“Innovation/Stagnation: Challenge and Opportunity on the Critical Path to New Medical …

Nanotherapeutic intervention in photodynamic therapy for cancer

AM Itoo, M Paul, SG Padaga, B Ghosh, S Biswas - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
The clinical need for photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been growing for several decades.
Notably, PDT is often used in oncology to treat a variety of tumors since it is a low-risk …

Activatable photosensitizers for imaging and therapy

JF Lovell, TWB Liu, J Chen, G Zheng - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment that destroys target cells in
the presence of oxygen when light irradiates a photosensitizer, generating highly reactive …

Recent progress in biomedical applications of Pluronic (PF127): Pharmaceutical perspectives

MSH Akash, K Rehman - Journal of Controlled Release, 2015 - Elsevier
Most of the administered anti-cancer drugs are hydrophobic in nature and are known to
have poor water solubility, short residence time, rapid clearance from the body and systemic …

Photodynamic nanomedicine in the treatment of solid tumors: perspectives and challenges

A Master, M Livingston, AS Gupta - Journal of controlled release, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment strategy where activation of
photosensitizer drugs with specific wavelengths of light results in energy transfer cascades …

Drug carrier for photodynamic cancer therapy

TA Debele, S Peng, HC Tsai - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive combinatorial therapeutic modality using
light, photosensitizer (PS), and oxygen used for the treatment of cancer and other diseases …

Development and applications of photo-triggered theranostic agents

P Rai, S Mallidi, X Zheng, R Rahmanzadeh… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2010 - Elsevier
Theranostics, the fusion of therapy and diagnostics for optimizing efficacy and safety of
therapeutic regimes, is a growing field that is paving the way towards the goal of …

Nanodrug applications in photodynamic therapy

E Paszko, C Ehrhardt, MO Senge, DP Kelleher… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has developed over last century and is now becoming a more
widely used medical tool having gained regulatory approval for the treatment of various …

Designer nanoparticles: incorporating size, shape and triggered release into nanoscale drug carriers

M Caldorera-Moore, N Guimard, L Shi… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Although significant progress has been made in delivering
therapeutic agents through micro and nanocarriers, precise control over in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Photosensitizer-conjugated human serum albumin nanoparticles for effective photodynamic therapy

H Jeong, MS Huh, SJ Lee, H Koo, IC Kwon… - Theranostics, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging theranostic modality for various cancers and
diseases. The focus of this study was the development of tumor-targeting albumin …