Quatsomes Loaded with Squaraine Dye as an Effective Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy

• Main Authors: Nicolò Bordignon (Author), Mariana Köber (Author), Giorgia Chinigò (Author), Carlotta Pontremoli (Author), Ettore Sansone (Author), Guillem Vargas-Nadal (Author), Maria Jesus Moran Plata (Author), Alessandra Fiorio Pla (Author), Nadia Barbero (Author), Judit Morla-Folch (Author), Nora Ventosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Photodynamic therapy is a non-invasive therapeutic strategy that combines external light with a photosensitizer (PS) to destroy abnormal cells. Despite the great progress in the development of new photosensitizers with improved efficacy, the PS's photosensitivity, high hydrophobicity, and tumor...