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SUBMITTER: Lucky SS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4997241 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lucky Sasidharan Swarnalatha SS Idris Niagara Muhammad NM Huang Kai K Kim Jaejung J Li Zhengquan Z Thong Patricia Soo Ping PS Xu Rong R Soo Khee Chee KC Zhang Yong Y
Theranostics 20160718 11
Despite the advantages of using photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of head and neck tumors, it can only be used to treat early stage flat lesions due to the limited tissue penetration ability of the visible light. Here, we developed near-infrared (NIR) excitable upconversion nanoparticle (UCN) based PDT agent that can specifically target epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpressing oral cancer cells, in a bid to widen the application of PDT against thick and solid advanced o ...[more]