Supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs) with aggregation-induced emission forin vitrophotodynamic therapy

Haiqi Jia, Tingyu Shi, Tian He, Yang Li and Shouchun Yin

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 4296
DOI: 10.1039/D2DT03855B

Achieving red-light anticancer photodynamic therapy under hypoxia using Ir(iii)–COUPY conjugates

Enrique Ortega-Forte, Anna Rovira, Pezhman Ashoo, Eduardo Izquierdo-García, Cormac Hally, Diego Abad-Montero, Mireia Jordà-Redondo, Gloria Vigueras, Alba Deyà, José Luis Hernández, Jorge Galino, Manel Bosch, Marta E. Alberto, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Santi Nonell, José Ruiz and Vicente Marchán

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 3367
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI03369H

Liposomal cyanine dyes with enhanced nonradiative transition for the synergistic phototherapy of tumors

Yuan Wang, Di Liu, Meng You, Hong Yang and Hengte Ke

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 3016
DOI: 10.1039/D2TB00176D

Rational design of amphiphilic BODIPY-based photosensitizers for multimodal imaging-guided phototherapy

Minling Jiang, Jinjin Zhang, Yaojun Li, Tingyu Shi, Tiantian Ma, Yiqi Sun, Huayu Qiu, Yang Li and Shouchun Yin

Mater. Chem. Front., 2023, 7, 3668
DOI: 10.1039/D3QM00239J

Singlet oxygen storage and controlled release for improving photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumor

Long Yao, Shaoqi Xie, Yuqing Liu, Liu Mengqi, Jiachen Xia and Bing Lu

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 14012
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04619F

A chemical biology toolbox to overcome the hypoxic tumor microenvironment for photodynamic therapy: a review

Xuwei Zheng, Wen Sun, Minzi Ju, Jichun Wu, He Huang and Baoxing Shen

Biomater. Sci., 2022, 10, 4681
DOI: 10.1039/D2BM00776B

ONOO− generator constructed with a small molecule photosensitizer and photoinduced NO donor for tumor therapy

Mengqi Liu, Yuqing Liu, Shaoqi Xie, Jiachen Xia, Tong Sun and Bing Lu

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2025, 13, 9876
DOI: 10.1039/D5TB00937E

Water-soluble thienoviologen derivatives for imaging bacteria and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

Mengying Guo, Kun Zhou, Rui Ding, Xiaodan Zhao, Yueyan Zhang, Zixi Zhang and Gang He

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 3097
DOI: 10.1039/D2TB00129B

Multifunctional and multimodality theranostic nanomedicine for enhanced phototherapy

Libiao Yan, Siqi Lin, Lina Wang, Yupeng Wang, Dongfang Zhou and Qingbing Zeng

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 1808
DOI: 10.1039/D2TB02345H

The multifunctional Prussian blue/graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites for fluorescence imaging-guided photothermal and photodynamic combination therapy

Xinxu Wang, Chenghan Wang, Yichen Xu, Yuxin Li, Haotian Li, Bingjun Fan, Fan Yang and Liping Li

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 335
DOI: 10.1039/D2RA07022G

Chitosan-Based Multifunctional Biomaterials as Active Agents or Delivery Systems for Antibacterial Therapy

Meng Wang, Yue Wang, Geyun Chen, Hongyu Gao and Qiang Peng

Bioengineering, 2024, 11, 1278
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11121278

Photon-Based Innovations in Oncology: Precise Diagnostic Techniques and Advanced Therapies

Emilia Kamizela, Jakub Oberda, Albert Chomątowski, Angelika Masiarz, Kacper Ponikowski, Monika Lejman and Joanna Zawitkowska

Photonics, 2024, 11, 1201
DOI: 10.3390/photonics11121201

Integrative In Situ Photodynamic Therapy-Induced Cell Death Measurement of 3D-Bioprinted MCF-7 Tumor Spheroids

Ayman A. Abdelrahim, Sera Hong and Joon Myong Song

Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 13936
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03022

Combination of phototherapy with immune checkpoint blockade: Theory and practice in cancer

Yujie Zhao, Xu Liu, Xinyu Liu, Jing Yu, Xin Bai, Xi Wu, Xinyu Guo, Zhihui Liu and Xiaowei Liu

Front. Immunol., 2022, 13
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.955920

Combining ZnPc-liposomes and chitosan on a hybrid matrix for enhanced photodynamic therapy

Mariana Miretti, César G. Prucca, María T. Baumgartner and Marisa Martinelli

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 253, 127544
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127544

Recent Advances in the HPPH-Based Third-Generation Photodynamic Agents in Biomedical Applications

Lixiao Fan, Zheng Jiang, Yu Xiong, Zepeng Xu, Xin Yang, Deying Gu, Mailudan Ainiwaer, Leyu Li, Jun Liu and Fei Chen

IJMS, 2023, 24, 17404
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417404

Graphene-Based Nanomaterials in Photodynamic Therapy: Synthesis Strategies, Functional Roles, and Clinical Translation for Tumor Treatment

Junhan Liang, Yang Wu, Changyuan Zhang, Ran Yi, Jing Zheng, Ruifen Zhao, Dan Shan and Baiqi Wang

IJN, 2025, Volume 20, 8359
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S516606

Current Context of Designing Phototheranostic Cyclometalated Iridium (III) Complexes to Open a New Avenue in Cancer Therapy

Sreelekha U, Uttara Basu and Priyankar Paira

ChemMedChem, 2025, 20
DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202400649

Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Biological Activity of New EGFR-Targeted Photosensitizers Based on Cationic Porphyrins Encapsulated into Pluronic F127 Micelles

Yulia S. Bortnevskaya, Nikita S. Zakharov, Vadim S. Senkov, Margarita A. Gradova, Natalia Yu. Karpechenko, Elena D. Nikolskaya, Mariia R. Mollaeva, Nikita G. Yabbarov, Alexander S. Novikov, Natal’ya A. Bragina and Kseniya A. Zhdanova

Mol. Pharmaceutics, 2025, 22, 3308
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5c00247

Photogeneration of Cytotoxic Radicals in Solution and Cell Membranes Containing Halomethanes to Increase the Efficiency of Antitumor Therapy

M. P. Tsvirko and V. V. Gurinovich

J Appl Spectrosc, 2023, 90, 521
DOI: 10.1007/s10812-023-01562-2

Nanomaterials-mediated photodynamic therapy and its applications in treating oral diseases

Ruijiao Yan, Jianhong Liu, Zaiquan Dong and Qiang Peng

Biomaterials Advances, 2023, 144, 213218
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213218

Carboxymethyl chitosan modified with curcumin: A photodynamic antibacterial agent with good solubility and stability

Xiaowei Ding, Dekun Cheng, Lingyu Zhao, Xuerong Luo, Lin Yue, Yin Zhang and Zhouping Wang

Food Bioscience, 2024, 57, 103525
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103525

A Nanoencapsulated Ir(III)-Phthalocyanine Conjugate as a Promising Photodynamic Therapy Anticancer Agent

Joaquín Bonelli, Enrique Ortega-Forte, Gloria Vigueras, Jorge Follana-Berná, Pezhman Ashoo, Diego Abad-Montero, Neus Isidro, Marta López-Corrales, Adrián Hernández, Javier Ortiz, Eduardo Izquierdo-García, Manel Bosch, Josep Rocas, Ángela Sastre-Santos, José Ruiz and Vicente Marchán

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 38916
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05181

Nanoencapsulation of a Far-Red Absorbing Phthalocyanine into Poly(benzylmalate) Biopolymers and Modulation of Their Photodynamic Efficiency

Zeynel Şahin, Emel Önal, Lamiaa M. A. Ali, Denis Durand, Atefeh Emami, Marie Touré, Umit İşci, Magali Gary-Bobo, Sandrine Cammas-Marion and Fabienne Dumoulin

Biomacromolecules, 2024, 25, 3261
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01382

Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Containing COUBPY Ligands as Potent Photosensitizers for the Efficient Phototherapy of Hypoxic Tumors

Diego Abad-Montero, Albert Gandioso, Eduardo Izquierdo-García, Sergi Chumillas, Anna Rovira, Manel Bosch, Mireia Jordà-Redondo, Davor Castaño, Joaquín Bonelli, Valentin V. Novikov, Alba Deyà, José Luis Hernández, Jorge Galino, Marta E. Alberto, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Santi Nonell, Gilles Gasser and Vicente Marchán

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 7360
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c15036

Exosome/liposome hybrid nanovesicles for enhanced phototherapy and boosted anti-tumor immunity against melanoma

He Zhou, Chuanxiu Zhu, Yingchao Li, Feiyan Zhao, Qixiang Feng, Shangui Liu, Shuangxu Jia, Jianbo Ji, Lei Ye, Guangxi Zhai and Xiaoye Yang

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2025, 289, 117485
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2025.117485

2,3‐bis((4‐(Pyridin‐2‐yl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐Triazol‐1‐yl)methyl) Quinoxaline Based Cyclometalated Binuclear Ir (III) Complex for Photodynamic Therapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell

Sreelekha U and Priyankar Paira

Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2025, 20
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202401047

Strategies to enhance the effects of nanotechnology-mediated photodynamic therapy

Yanhan Mo, Xu Liu, Jian You and Lihua Luo

Nanomedicine, 2025, 1
DOI: 10.1080/17435889.2025.2550233

Oxygen-economizing liposomes for synergistic photodynamic and starvation therapy

Xiaojing Li, Jiaping Man, Haitao Hu, Junwei Ye and Qiao Jin

Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 2022, 47, 100598
DOI: 10.1016/j.colcom.2022.100598

Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy: A Review of Combined Energy Sources

José A. Rodrigues and José H. Correia

Cells, 2022, 11, 3995
DOI: 10.3390/cells11243995

Local monitoring of photosensitizer transient states provides feedback for enhanced efficiency and targeting selectivity in photodynamic therapy

Elin Sandberg, Chinmaya V. Srambickal, Joachim Piguet, Haichun Liu and Jerker Widengren

Sci Rep, 2023, 13
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43625-6

NIR-II imaging-guided precise photodynamic therapy for augmenting tumor-starvation therapy by glucose metabolism reprogramming interference

Xiawei Wu, Yong Fan, Kairuo Wang, Yunqiu Miao, Yongliang Chang, Jiang Ming, Xinyue Wang, Shengwei Lu, Ruichi Liu, Fan Zhang, Yang Zhang, Huanlong Qin and Jianlin Shi

Science Bulletin, 2024, 69, 1263
DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.02.008

Multifunctional Composite Nanosystems for Precise/Enhanced Sonodynamic Oxidative Tumor Treatment

Caihong Dong, Ping Yang, Xi Wang, Hantao Wang, Yang Tang, Haixian Zhang, Luodan Yu, Yu Chen and Wenping Wang

Bioconjugate Chem., 2022, 33, 1035
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00478

Engineering Schottky Junction Nanocatalysts for Enhanced Charge Carrier Separation and Synergistic PDT/PTT/CDT in Bladder Cancer Therapy

Kun Xu, Donghua Gu, Yong Zhang, Qian Su, Jiangang Chen and Zhibo Gu

ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2025, 11, 5228
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c00960

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Featuring a Porphyrin Scaffold: Synthesis, Optical and Biological Properties

Amina Merabti, Maxime Roger, Christophe Nguyen, Alessio Nocentini, Philippe Gerbier, Sébastien Richeter, Magali Gary‐Bobo, Claudiu T. Supuran, Sébastien Clément and Jean‐Yves Winum

Eur J Org Chem, 2022, 2022
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101538

Ultra-pH-sensitive nanoplatform for precise tumor therapy

Ke Zhang, Shijie Li, Jiaying Li, Xiaobo Zhou, Yuling Qin, Li Wu and Jue Ling

Biomaterials, 2025, 314, 122858
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122858

Synthesis of Upconversion Nanoparticles with Manipulable Crystal Phase, Size Specification, and Morphological Features

Jie Ren, Chunxia Li, Shuhui Shi, Mengyu Wang, Siruo Zhang, Yun Pan and Junhong Li

J Fluoresc, 2025
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-025-04476-8

Unraveling of Functional Activity of Primary Hippocampal Neuron-Glial Networks in Photodynamic Therapy Based on Tetracyanotetra(aryl)porphyrazines

Maria O. Savyuk, Victoria D. Turubanova, Tatiana A. Mishchenko, Svetlana A. Lermontova, Larisa G. Klapshina, Dmitri V. Krysko and Maria V. Vedunova

Cells, 2022, 11, 1212
DOI: 10.3390/cells11071212

A facile supramolecular strategy to switch photodynamic pathway and augment ROS production of sensitizers for enhanced tumor therapy

Ruihua Guo, Han Sun, Habtom B. Gobeze, Kanyashree Jana, Lukun Li, Yingnan Wu, Kirk S. Schanze, Zhiliang Li and Fengling Song

Nano Today, 2025, 61, 102596
DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102596

A dual donor–acceptor fluorescent probe with viscosity response and lipid droplets targeting to initiate oxidative stress for tumor elimination

Jing Deng, Xing Wang, Yongfei Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Li Yang and Zhengjian Qi

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 305, 123503
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123503

Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy of Breast Cancer: A Review of Recent Studies

Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher, Agnieszka Przygórzewska, Paweł Woźnicki and David Aebisher

Molecules, 2025, 30, 1571
DOI: 10.3390/molecules30071571

Novel one−/two-photon excited β-carboline/quinolinium photosensitizers for hypoxia-resistant tumor photodynamic therapy through apoptosis and necrosis

Dongliang Ji, Jian Chen, Yifan Ma, Yangyang Jiang, Ke Xu, Zifei Yuan, Yong Ling, Tao Yang and Yanan Zhang

Bioorganic Chemistry, 2025, 161, 108538
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.108538

Phosphorus(V) Tris(ethoxycarbonyl)corrole As a Safe and Effective Photosensitizer for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment in Zebrafish Xenograft Models

Yan Liu, Liangliang Wang, Hao Lu, Rongrong Chen, Kangdi Zheng, Zhao Zhang, Haiying Zhan and Haitao Zhang

ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 38675
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c03715

In situ oxygen-producing nanoplatform inducing multifunctional cell death for enhanced photodynamic therapy of hypoxic tumors

Wen Wang, Tao Qiu, Xin Ding, Da-Lin He, Yi-Bo Yuan, Meng-Kang Jiang, Xin Long, Jia Gao, Miao-Miao Yin, Tian-Yu Wang and Yan-Jun Hu

Applied Materials Today, 2025, 42, 102623
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2025.102623

Application of Cyclodextrin for Cancer Immunotherapy

Xiaojie Wei, Cui-Yun Yu and Hua Wei

Molecules, 2023, 28, 5610
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145610

Dual-responsive targeted hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles for cancer photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy

Yuqi Chen, Xuelian Wang, Zhuhang Lu, Cong Chang, Yueli Zhang and Bo Lu

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A, 2023, 60, 474
DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2023.2216757

Photodynamic Therapy for Thyroid Cancer

Julia Inglot, Joanna Katarzyna Strzelczyk, Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher and David Aebisher

BioMed, 2025, 5, 8
DOI: 10.3390/biomed5010008

Self-assembled dual-targeting nanoplatform for synergistic photodynamic and PROTAC-mediated metabolic starvation in triple-negative breast cancer

Kexin Zhang, Yihan Ha, Yuxin Gan, Yang Liu, Jian Liu, Lixia Chen and Hua Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 520, 165815
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.165815

Enhanced biosafety, anticancer and antibacterial photodynamic activities using silver-pyropheophorbide-a nanoconjugates

Tabbisa Namulinda, Zhi-Bing Song, Yi-Jia Yan, Min Zhang, Gennady A Meerovich, Davor Margetic and Zhi-Long Chen

Nanomedicine, 2024, 19, 1643
DOI: 10.1080/17435889.2024.2370226