Singlet Oxygen in Photodynamic Therapy

• Main Authors: Shengdong Cui (Author), Xingran Guo (Author), Sen Wang (Author), Zhe Wei (Author), Deliang Huang (Author), Xianzeng Zhang (Author), Timothy C. Zhu (Author), Zheng Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapeutic modality that depends on the interaction of light, photosensitizers, and oxygen. The photon absorption and energy transfer process can lead to the Type II photochemical reaction of the photosensitizer and the production of singlet oxygen (<sup>1</...