Choline phosphate lipid-hitchhiked near-infrared BODIPY nanoparticles for enhanced phototheranostics
Huafeng Geng, Wenhai Lin, Junbao Liu, Qing Pei, Zhigang Xie
Abstract
anti-tumor effects. In addition, these nanoparticles manifested their good capability of NIR fluorescence imaging of tumors. Overall, the DBNPs provide a paradigm for delivering hydrophobic phototherapy molecules with phospholipids for enhanced tumor treatment and imaging.
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Photothermal therapyBODIPYSinglet oxygenPhotodynamic therapyMaterials scienceNanoparticleFluorescenceNanotechnologyPhotochemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryOxygenQuantum mechanicsPhysicsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies