The application of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, fullerene, and graphene nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy

Abstract Nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown to have good ability to improve the targeting and delivery of therapeutics. In the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT), this targeting advantage of NPs could help ensure drug delivery at specific sites. Among the commonly reported NPs for PDT applications...

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Main Authors: Zahraa Youssef, Régis Vanderesse, Ludovic Colombeau, Francis Baros, Thibault Roques-Carmes, Céline Frochot, Habibah Wahab, Joumana Toufaily, Tayssir Hamieh, Samir Acherar, Amirah Mohd Gazzali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Cancer Nanotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12645-017-0032-2