DOI: 10.1039/d3ma00797a ISSN: 2633-5409
Lipid nanoparticles as efficient verteporfin nanocarriers for photodynamic therapy of cancer
Tomás Mendes, Andreia Granja, Salette Reis- General Materials Science
- Chemistry (miscellaneous)
A lipid nanoformulation was developed for encapsulating the photosensitizer verteporfin. Upon irradiation with a LED at 690 nm the nanoparticles demonstrated a dose-dependent anti-cancer effect an enhanced production of reactive oxygen species.