Photodynamic Therapy of Oral Cancer and Novel Liposomal Photosensitizers

Photodynamic therapy facilitates the selective destruction of cancer tissue by utilizing a photosensitizer drug, the light near the absorbance wavelength of the drug, and oxygen. Methylene Blue, 5-aminolevulinic acid (the precursor of the photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX), porphyrin, Foscan, Chlor...

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Main Authors: Nejat Düzgüneş, Jaroslaw Piskorz, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, Metin Yıldırım, Melike Sessevmez, Jennifer Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Oral
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/3/3/23