Photo-Based Nanomedicines Using Polymeric Systems in the Field of Cancer Imaging and Therapy

The use of photo-based nanomedicine in imaging and therapy has grown rapidly. The property of light in converting its energy into different forms has been exploited in the fields of optical imaging (OI) and phototherapy (PT) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The development of nanotechnol...

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Autores principales: Husni, Patihul, Shin, Yuseon, Kim, Jae Chang, Kang, Kioh, Lee, Eun Seong, Youn, Yu Seok, Rusdiana, Taofik, Oh, Kyung Taek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7765596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33339198
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines8120618
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Sumario:The use of photo-based nanomedicine in imaging and therapy has grown rapidly. The property of light in converting its energy into different forms has been exploited in the fields of optical imaging (OI) and phototherapy (PT) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The development of nanotechnology offers numerous advantages to overcome the challenges of OI and PT. Accordingly, in this review, we shed light on common photosensitive agents (PSAs) used in OI and PT; these include fluorescent and bioluminescent PSAs for OI or PT agents for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT). We also describe photo-based nanotechnology systems that can be used in photo-based diagnostics and therapies by using various polymeric systems.

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