Water-soluble hyperbranched polyglycerol photosensitizer for enhanced photodynamic therapy
Bowen Xiang, Yudong Xue, Zhiyong Liu, Jia Tian, Holger Frey, Yun Gao, Weian Zhang
Abstract
Herein, we successfully fabricated a new type of water-soluble, hyperbranched polyglycerol photosensitizer through one-step esterification between water-soluble hyperbranched polyglycerol (hbPG) and fluorophenylporphyrin (FP).
Topics & Concepts
PhotosensitizerPhotodynamic therapyWater solubleChemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials