PLGA-coated methylene blue nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging and photodynamic/photothermal cascaded precisely synergistic therapy of tumor
Xiaomu Xu, Haiyan Wu, Yue Yang, Bo Liu, Jijing Tian, Huihui Bao, Tianlong Liu
Abstract
-glycolic acid-coated MB for biomedical applications. Most importantly, the strong tumor growth inhibition by synergistic PTT and PDT demonstrates an excellent cascaded synergistic effect of MBNPs for the tumor therapy.
Topics & Concepts
Photodynamic therapyMethylene bluePhotothermal therapyPhotosensitizerPLGAGlycolic acidIn vivoPhotoacoustic imaging in biomedicineNanoparticleChemistryMaterials scienceLactic acidNanotechnologyPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhotocatalysisBacteriaBiotechnologyGeneticsOpticsBiologyPhysicsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies