Author(s): Mandl GA; Vettier F; Tessitore G; Maurizio SL; Bietar K; Stochaj U; Capobianco JA;

Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive type of brain cancer with high recurrence rates due to the presence of radioresistant cells remaining after tumor resection. Here, we report the development of an X-ray-mediated photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) system using NaLuF4:25% Pr3+ radioluminescent nanoparticles in conjunction with protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), an ...

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Author(s): Zhang X; Wasson MC; Shayan M; Berdichevsky EK; Ricardo-Noordberg J; Singh Z; Papazyan EK; Castro AJ; Marino P; Ajoyan Z; Chen Z; Islamoglu T; Howarth AJ; Liu Y; Majewski MB; Katz MJ; Mondloch JE; Farha OK;

Porphyrins are important molecules widely found in nature in the form of enzyme active sites and visible light absorption units. Recent interest in using these functional molecules as building blocks for the construction of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have rapidly increased due to the ease in ...

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