Combinatorial treatment of photothermal therapy using gold nanoshells with conventional photodynamic therapy to improve treatment efficacy: An in vitro study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 584-589

  Kah, James Chen Yong ^a   Wan, Rachel Cheng Yi ^b   Wong, Ker Yi ^a   Mhaisalkar, Subodh ^b   Sheppard, Colin James Richard ^a   Olivo, Malini ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); Gold nanoshells; Hypericin; Photodynamic therapy (PDT); Photothermal therapy (PTT)

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GOLD; HYPERICIN; NANOSHELL;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GOLD; HOT TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 53249144150     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20674     Document Type: Article

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