Author:Maduray, K; Karsten, AEDate:Jan 2010Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a drug termed a photosensitizer (PS), light (laser) of an appropriate wavelength and molecular oxygen (tissue) to elicit cell death of cancer cells. The objective of this study was to evaluate the enhancement ...Read more
Author:Maduray, K; Karsten, A; Odhav, B; Nyokong, TDate:Jun 2010Photodynamic therapy (PDT) represents a novel treatment that uses a photosensitizer (PS), light source (laser) of an appropriate wavelength and oxygen to induce cell death in cancer cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the photodynamic ...Read more
Author:Ndhundhuma, I; Hauser, C; Scalfi-Happ, C; Rück, A; Steiner, RDate:Aug 2011The exposure of a photosensitizer to visible light, preferably laser light in the red region, in the presence of molecular oxygen results in a photochemical reaction described as photodynamic therapy (PDT). Photodynamic therapy is increasingly ...Read more