Photodynamic therapy: One step ahead with self-assembled nanoparticles

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1937-1952

  Avci, Pinar ^a,b,c   Sibel Erdem, S ^a,b   Hamblin, Michael R ^a,b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Cancer; Dendrimers; Micelles; Nanoparticles; Photodynamic therapy; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DENDRIMERS; DISEASES; DRUG DELIVERY; LIPOSOMES; MICELLES; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; TISSUE;

5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CANCER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT); POLYMERIC MICELLE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SELF ASSEMBLED NANOPARTICLES; SYSTEMIC ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT MODALITY;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; POLYMER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; DRUG CARRIER;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MICELLE; NANOPHARMACEUTICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; POLYMERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904871589     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2014.1953     Document Type: Review

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