Light-enhanced hypoxia-responsive and azobenzene cleavage-triggered size-shrinkable micelles for synergistic photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy
Zhangting Xu, Changjiang Pan, Weizhong Yuan
Abstract
), thus showing toxicity to cancer cells. Both in vitro and intracellular studies confirmed that our "all-in-one" micelles showed a superior synergistic effect of photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy.
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AzobenzeneMicellePhotodynamic therapyChemistryCleavage (geology)ChemotherapyBiophysicsMedicineMaterials scienceSurgeryMoleculeOrganic chemistryBiologyFracture (geology)Composite materialAqueous solutionNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies