Photodynamic Therapy Review: Principles, Photosensitizers, Applications, and Future Directions

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic modality that has gained great attention in the past years as a new therapy for cancer treatment. PDT uses photosensitizers that, after being excited by light at a specific wavelength, react with the molecular oxygen to create reactive o...

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Published in:	Pharmaceutics
Main Authors:	José H. Correia, José A. Rodrigues, Sara Pimenta, Tao Dong, Zhaochu Yang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Subjects:	PDT mechanisms new photosensitizers PDT tumor treatment antimicrobial PDT non-oncologic applications of PDT PDT in medical devices
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/9/1332