Folate-targeted Pluronic-chitosan nanocapsules loaded with IR780 for near-infrared fluorescence imaging and photothermal-photodynamic therapy of ovarian cancer
Monica Potara, Timea Nagy-Simon, Monica Focşan, Emilia Licărete, Olga Şoriţău, Adriana Vulpoi, Simion Aştilean
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NanocapsulesPhotothermal therapySinglet oxygenPoloxamerFluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopyPhotodynamic therapyChitosanPhotothermal effectFolate receptorMaterials sciencePhotosensitizerBiophysicsChemistryNanotechnologyFluorescenceCancer cellNanoparticlePolymerPhotochemistryCancerOxygenOrganic chemistryMedicineBiologyPhysicsCopolymerQuantum mechanicsInternal medicineNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging