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A smart perylene derived photosensitizer for lysosome-targeted and self-assessed photodynamic therapy

  • Niu Niu
  • , Huipeng Zhou
  • , Ning Liu
  • , Hong Jiang
  • , Ejaz Hussain
  • , Zhenzhen Hu
  • , Cong Yu
  • CAS - Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
  • University of Science and Technology of China

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Abstract

A perylene probe PC4 is explored as a smart lysosome-targeted photosensitizer. It can efficiently kill cancer cells and also mark dead cells with bright fluorescence emission in nuclei for real-time monitoring and assessing of the photodynamic therapeutic efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1036-1039
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume55
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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