Dual-mode imaging and therapeutic effects of drug-loaded phase-transition nanoparticles combined with near-infrared laser and low-intensity ultrasound on ovarian cancer

• Main Authors: Shuning Chen (Author), Yujiao Liu (Author), Shenyin Zhu (Author), Chunyan Chen (Author), Wan Xie (Author), Linlin Xiao (Author), Yi Zhu (Author), Lan Hao (Author), Zhigang Wang (Author), Jiangchuan Sun (Author), Shufang Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chemotherapy and photo-sonodynamic therapy (PSDT) can be combined through drug delivery nano-platforms to enhance the anti-tumor efficacy, however, which is limited by hypoxia in tumor, thereby causing chemotherapy resistance. Perfluoropentane (PFP) has the ability to carry oxygen and to enhance ult...