DOI: 10.1039/d6sc06059e ISSN: 2041-6520

Tailored photonic bodyguards for methylene blue regeneration and enhanced photodynamic therapy

Tao Xiong, Yingchao Chen, Peijie Hou, Benhua Wang, Xiangzhi Song, Xiaoqiang Chen, Xiaojun Peng

Herein, a “photonic bodyguard” strategy was explored to recycle MB in a reductive biological environment via the strategic introduction of electron acceptors, achieving the protection of MB's photon utilization and ROS generation efficiency.