Nanoparticles as vehicles for delivery of photodynamic therapy agents

D Bechet, P Couleaud, C Frochot, ML Viriot… - Trends in …, 2008 - cell.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cancer treatment involves the uptake of a photosensitizer by
cancer tissue followed by photoirradiation. The use of nanoparticles as carriers 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 …

Recent advances in the prevention and treatment of skin cancer using photodynamic therapy

B Zhao, YY He - Expert review of anticancer therapy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive procedure that involves a photosensitizing
drug and its subsequent activation by light to produce reactive oxygen species that …

Bio-nanotechnology and photodynamic therapy—State of the art review

RR Allison, HC Mota, VS Bagnato, CH Sibata - … and photodynamic therapy, 2008 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and bio-nanotechnology (NT) show striking similarities in
clinical design and mechanistics. The PDT paradigm of photosensitizer application, light …

Shining light on nanotechnology to help repair and regeneration

A Gupta, P Avci, M Sadasivam, R Chandran… - Biotechnology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phototherapy can be used in two completely different but complementary therapeutic
applications. While low level laser (or light) therapy (LLLT) uses red or near-infrared light …

Recent developments in photodynamic therapy and its application against multidrug resistant cancers

D Bhattacharya, M Mukhopadhyay, K Shivam… - Biomedical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has received a lot of attention for its potential use in
cancer treatment. It enables the therapy of a multifocal disease with the least amount of …

In vitro cytotoxicity and phototoxicity of surface-modified gold nanoparticles associated with neutral red as a potential drug delivery system in phototherapy

TV Verissimo, NT Santos, JR Silva, RB Azevedo… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The surface of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) was modified, improving their interaction with
neutral red (NR), by using sodium thioglycolate (TGA) as a covering agent. The resulting NR …

Immobilized ruthenium complexes and aspects of their reactivity

E Tfouni, FG Doro, AJ Gomes, RS da Silva… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2010 - Elsevier
Methodologies for the immobilization and characterization of ruthenium complexes into/onto
functionalized silica gel, zeolites, polymers, dendrimers, sol–gel, nano and microparticles …

Uso de nanopartículas (NP) en la terapia fotodinámica (photodynamic therapy [PDT]) contra el cáncer

GV Roblero-Bartolón… - Gaceta medica de …, 2015 - medigraphic.com
Nanotechnology is a promising interdisciplinary field for developing improved methods of
diagnosis and treatment of different diseases, including cancer. Give their optical, magnetic …

Scope of nanotechnology-based radiation therapy and thermotherapy methods in cancer treatment

MK Bakht, M Sadeghi… - Current cancer drug …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The main aim of nanomedicine is to revolutionize the health care system and find effective
approaches to fighting fatal diseases. Therapeutic beams, which are employed in radiation …