Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a non-invasive therapeutic modality that is alternative to
radiotherapy and chemotherapy, is extensively investigated for cancer treatments. Although …

The application of nanotechnology for the treatment of cancer is mostly based on early tumor
detection and diagnosis by nanodevices capable of selective targeting and delivery of …

Cancer accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) worldwide in 2008.(1)
Almost 13 million cancer cases are newly diagnosed every year, and deaths are projected to …

Inorganic nanomaterials with intrinsic singlet oxygen (1O2) generation capacity, are
emerged yet dynamically developing materials as nano‐photosensitizers (NPSs) for …

Conventional oxygen‐dependent photodynamic therapy (PDT) has faced severe challenges
because of the non‐specificity of most available photosensitizers (PSs) and the hypoxic …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered a promising approach for the treatment of cancer
and is achieved via the photosensitizer (PS)-mediated incomplete reduction of oxygen upon …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐related therapeutic approaches are developed as a
promising modality for cancer treatment because the aberrant increase of intracellular ROS …

In order to promote the development of photodynamic therapy (PDT), undesired side effects
like low tumor specificity and the “always‐on” phenomenon should be avoided. An effective …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers an alternative for cancer treatment by using ultraviolet or
visible light in the presence of a photosensitizer and molecular oxygen, which can produce …

Although photodynamic therapy (PDT) was discovered over a hundred years ago by its
ability to destroy microorganisms, it has been developed mainly as a cancer therapy. In …