A Review on (Hydro)Porphyrin-Loaded Polymer Micelles: Interesting and Valuable Platforms for Enhanced Cancer Nanotheranostics

Porphyrins are known therapeutic agents for photodynamic therapy of cancer and also imaging agents for NIR fluorescence imaging, MRI, or PET. A combination of interesting features makes tetrapyrrolic macrocycles suitable for use as theranostic agents whose full potential can be achieved using nanoca...

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Main Authors: Bruno F. O. Nascimento, Nelson A. M. Pereira, Artur J. M. Valente, Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo, Marta Pineiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/2/81