Development of synthetic routes towards bis (macrocyclic) compounds for imaging and therapy of cancer
Porphyrin molecules are efficient generators of singlet oxygen and are used as photosensitisers in PDT. They are also known to accumulate in tumour tissue due to the hyperpermeability of tumour vasculature and poor lymphatic drainage, thus exhibiting a passive tumour targeting property. Functionalis...
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University of Hull
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.519199 |