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SUBMITTER: Gao D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2577608 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gao De D Agayan Rodney R RR Xu Hao H Philbert Martin A MA Kopelman Raoul R
Nano letters 20061101 11
We describe here a nontoxic two-photon photodynamic nanoparticle platform and its cellular application. We demonstrate that the dye's potential toxicity can be circumvented by its permanent encapsulation into a biocompatible nanoparticle polymer matrix; this was examined by dye leaching experiments and confirmed by cell uptake experiments. Infrared two-photon nanoplatform phototoxicity was demonstrated for rat C6 glioma cells, while the controls showed no dark toxicity for these living cells. ...[more]