An insight on the role of photosensitizer nanocarriers for Photodynamic Therapy

ABSTRACT Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a modality of cancer treatment in which tumor cells are destroyed by reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by photosensitizers following its activation with visible or near infrared light. The PDT success is dependent on different factors namely on the efficie...

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Main Authors: MARIANA Q. MESQUITA, CRISTINA J. DIAS, SARA GAMELAS, MARGARIDA FARDILHA, MARIA G.P.M.S. NEVES, MARIA AMPARO F. FAUSTINO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000301101&lng=en&tlng=en