Novel Scintillating Nanoparticles for Potential Application in Photodynamic Cancer Therapy

• Main Authors: Bianca A. da Silva (Author), Michael Nazarkovsky (Author), Helmut Isaac Padilla-Chavarría (Author), Edith Alejandra C. Mendivelso (Author), Heber L. de Mello (Author), Cauê de S. C. Nogueira (Author), Rafael dos S. Carvalho (Author), Marco Cremona (Author), Volodymyr Zaitsev (Author), Yutao Xing (Author), Rodrigo da C. Bisaggio (Author), Luiz A. Alves (Author), Jiang Kai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The development of X-ray-absorbing scintillating nanoparticles is of high interest for solving the short penetration depth problem of visible and infrared light in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Thus, these nanoparticles are considered a promising treatment for several types of cancer. Herein, gadolini...