Towards overcoming obstacles of type II photodynamic therapy: Endogenous production of light, photosensitizer, and oxygen

• Main Authors: Lin Yu (Author), Zhen Liu (Author), Wei Xu (Author), Kai Jin (Author), Jinliang Liu (Author), Xiaohui Zhu (Author), Yong Zhang (Author), Yihan Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) approaches face challenges including limited light penetration, low uptake of photosensitizers by tumors, and lack of oxygen in tumor microenvironments. One promising solution is to internally generate light, photosensitizers, and oxygen. This can be accomplis...