Photodynamic therapy: photosensitizers and nanostructures
Alberto Escudero, Carolina Carrillo‐Carrión, Ma Carmen Castillejos, Elena Romero‐Ben, Christian Rosales-Barrios, Noureddine Khiar
Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses photosensitizers (PSs) to treat some skin and eye diseases, and certain types of cancer. In this review, we summarise the strategies to design PSs and how they can be incorporated into different nanostructures.
Topics & Concepts
Photodynamic therapyPhotosensitizerNanotechnologyCancer therapyNanostructureSkin cancerMaterials scienceMedicineCancerChemistryPhotochemistryInternal medicineOrganic chemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials