Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was discovered more than 100 years ago, and has since
become a well-studied therapy for cancer and various non-malignant diseases including …

Tetraphenylporphyrin (H 2 TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) are widely used
benchmark molecules in diverse photochemical studies given facile synthetic access, rich …

As deaths from preventable diseases abate, cancer is becoming one of the leading causes
of death in the world. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive treatment for cancer …

Porphyrins and porphyrin derivatives have attracted significant interest in the fields of
catalysis, biosensing, gas storage, solar cells, and biomedical applications owing to their …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-established treatment option in the treatment of
certain cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions. Though best-known for its application in …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic modality used for the
management of a variety of cancers and benign diseases. The destruction of unwanted cells …

Chlorophylls make Earth green, are the central constituents in the engine of photosynthesis,
and not surprisingly have garnered immense attention. A chlorin, the core chromophore of a …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive antitumor treatment that uses the
combination of a photosensitizer, tissue oxygen, and visible light irradiation to 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 …

This minireview focuses on recent progress in developing heavy-atom-free photosensitizers
based on the thionation of nucleic acid derivatives and other biocompatible organic …