Dual antioxidant-photosensitizing hydrogel system: Cross-linking of chitosan with tannic acid for enhanced photodynamic efficacy
Farnaz Azadikhah, Ali Reza Karimi, Gholam Hossein Yousefi, Mahnaz Hadizadeh
Topics & Concepts
Singlet oxygenChemistryAntioxidantPhotodynamic therapyReactive oxygen speciesPhotosensitizerTannic acidProtoporphyrin IXChitosanCancer cellSelf-healing hydrogelsViability assayBiophysicsBiochemistryApoptosisPhotochemistryOxygenCancerBiologyOrganic chemistryGeneticsPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry