PEGylated doped- and undoped-TiO 2 nanoparticles for photodynamic Therapy of cancers

• Published in: Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Vol. 27; p. 173
• Main Authors: Shah, Zahir, Nazir, Samina, Mazhar, Kehkashan, Abbasi, Rashda, Samokhvalov, Igor M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Cell Survival - drug effects; Cobalt - chemistry; Drug Carriers - chemistry; Gold - chemistry; HeLa Cells; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nitrogen - chemistry; Photochemotherapy - methods; Photosensitizing Agents - chemistry; Photosensitizing Agents - pharmacology; Polyethylene Glycols - chemistry; Sunlight; Titanium - chemistry; Titanium - pharmacology; Ultraviolet Rays; Nanoparticles; PEGylation; Photodynamic therapy; Phototoxicity; Titanium dioxide; Cancer

Titanium dioxide has been widely known for its phototoxicity in the environmental context, but little is known for its use in the photodynamic therapy of cancers. Previous studides have shown the hazardous effects of undoped-titanium dioxide nanoparticles (undoped-TiO NPs) in the ecosystem; however,...