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Unique Diagnostic and Therapeutic Roles of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines in Photodynamic Therapy, Imaging and Theranostics
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@MISC{Josefsen_uniquediagnostic,
author = {Leanne B. Josefsen and Ross W. Boyle},
title = {Unique Diagnostic and Therapeutic Roles of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines in Photodynamic Therapy, Imaging and Theranostics},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Reproduction is permitted for personal, noncommercial use, provided that the article is in whole, unmodified, and properly cited. Received: 2012.05.09; Accepted: 2012.08.10; Published: 2012.10.04 Porphyrinic molecules have a unique theranostic role in disease therapy; they have been used to image, detect and treat different forms of diseased tissue including age-related macular degeneration and a number of different cancer types. Current focus is on the clinical imaging of tumour tissue; targeted delivery of photosensitisers and the potential of photosensitisers in multimodal biomedical theranostic nanoplatforms. The roles of porphyrinic molecules in imaging and pdt, along with research into improving their selective uptake in diseased tissue and their utility in theranostic applications are highlighted in this Review.
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photodynamic therapy therapeutic role unique diagnostic porphyrinic molecule diseased tissue clinical imaging tumour tissue different cancer type current focus unique theranostic role multimodal biomedical theranostic nanoplatforms age-related macular degeneration different form disease therapy noncommercial use selective uptake theranostic application
