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An Integrated Temperature-Feedback Photothermal Therapy Platform Based on Dual-Functional Rare Earth-Doped NaSrGd(MoO4)3 Phosphors
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A Sulfur-Bridging Sulfonate-Modified Zinc(II) Phthalocyanine Nanoliposome Possessing Hybrid Type I and Type II Photoreactions with Efficient Photodynamic Anticancer Effects
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Photodynamic Therapy: From the Basics to the Current Progress of N-Heterocyclic-Bearing Dyes as Effective Photosensitizers
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A Bioactive Photosensitizer for Hypoxia‐Tolerant Molecular Targeting‐Photo‐Immunotherapy of Malignant Tumor
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