Multi‐functional liposome: a powerful theranostic nano‐platform enhancing photodynamic therapy

X Cheng, J Gao, Y Ding, Y Lu, Q Wei, D Cui… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although photodynamic therapy (PDT) has promising advantages in almost non‐invasion,
low drug resistance, and low dark toxicity, it still suffers from limitations in the lipophilic …

Probing mechanism of Rhodamine B decolorization under homogeneous conditions via pH-controlled photocatalysis with anionic porphyrin

A Lesniewicz, A Lewandowska-Andralojc - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Porphyrins are acknowledged for their efficacy as photosensitizers and show potential for
the treatment of water contaminated with diverse dyes. This research emphasizes the use of …

The Photoluminescence and Biocompatibility of CuInS2-Based Ternary Quantum Dots and Their Biological Applications

R Jose Varghese, OS Oluwafemi - Chemosensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become a unique class of materials with great
potential for applications in biomedical and optoelectronic devices. However, conventional …

Recyclable and Stable Porphyrin‐Based Self‐Assemblies by Electrostatic Force for Efficient Photocatalytic Organic Transformation

B Cai, P Huang, Y Fang, H Tian - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of efficient, stable, and recyclable photocatalysts for organic synthesis
is vital for transformation of traditional thermal organic chemistry into green sustainable …

Design and synthesis of new PEGylated polydopamine-based nanoconstructs bearing ROS-responsive linkers and a photosensitizer for bimodal photothermal and …

I Zmerli, N Ibrahim, P Cressey, S Denis… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles (NPs) have recently acquired considerable attention for
the development of nanoplatforms with multifunctional properties including photothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Dendritic cell vaccine for the effective immunotherapy of breast cancer

J Ni, J Song, B Wang, H Hua, H Zhu, X Guo… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer vaccine is widely considered as a powerful tool in immunotherapy. In particular, the
effective antigen processing and presentation natures of dendritic cell (DC) have made it a …

Cytotoxicity, fluorescence tagging and gene-expression study of CuInS/ZnS QDS-meso (hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin conjugate against human monocytic leukemia cells

N Tsolekile, S Nahle, N Zikalala, S Parani… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The toxicity of heavy metals present in binary semiconductor nanoparticles also known as
quantum dots (QDs) has hindered their wide applications hence the advent of non-toxic …

Graphene oxide-gold nanorods nanocomposite-porphyrin conjugate as promising tool for cancer phototherapy performance

TC Lebepe, S Parani, V Ncapayi, R Maluleke… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The cancer mortality rate has increased, and conventional cancer treatments are known for
having many side effects. Therefore, it is imperative to find a new therapeutic agent or modify …

Capacitive charge storage of tetraphenylporphyrin sulfonate-CNT composite electrodes

J N'Diaye, M Elshazly, K Lian - Electrochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
A tetraphenylporphyrin sulfonate-carbon nanotube (TPPS-CNT) composite was developed
and characterized for capacitive charge storage. Density functional theory (DFT) simulations …

Synthesis, structural and fluorescence optimization of ternary Cu–In–S quantum dots passivated with ZnS

N Tsolekile, S Parani, N Vuyelwa, R Maluleke… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ternary I-III-VI quantum dots (QDs) have become attractive fluorescent materials
due to their low toxicity compared to conventional binary II-VI based QDs. However, these …