Red-emitting upconverting nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy in cancer cells under near-infrared excitation.
Red-emitting upconverting nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy in cancer cells under near-infrared excitation.
Gan Tian,W. Ren,7 Authors,Yuliang Zhao
2013 · DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201437
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TLDR
A new and efficient NIR photosensitizing nanoplatform for PDT based on red-emitting UCNPs is designed, benefiting the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) fromUCNPs to the attached photosensitizers and thus efficiently activating them to generate cytotoxic singlet oxygen.