Carbon dot-assisted luminescence of singlet oxygen: the generation dynamics but not the cumulative amount of singlet oxygen is responsible for the photodynamic therapy efficacy
Xu Teng, Feng Li, Chao Lu, Buhong Li
Abstract
in the PDT efficacy is irreplaceably advantageous in substantially reduced risks from deleterious treatment-related side effects by screening advanced photosensitizers and determining the light exposure end point.
Topics & Concepts
Singlet oxygenPhotodynamic therapyLuminescenceOxygenPhotochemistrySinglet stateMaterials scienceChemistryAtomic physicsOptoelectronicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryExcited stateCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics