Silica-based nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy applications
- 25 May 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Nanoscale
- Vol. 2 (7), 1083-1095
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c0nr00096e
Abstract
Silica-based nanoparticles for applications in photodynamic therapy (PDT) have emerged as a promising field for the treatment of cancer. In this review, based on the pathway the photosensitizer is entrapped inside the silica matrix, the different methods for the synthesis of silica-based nanoparticles are described from the pioneering works to the latest achievements which concern multifunctional nanoplatforms, up-converting nanoparticles, two-photon PDT, vectorization and in vivo applications.Keywords
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