In vitro photothermal study of gold nanoshells functionalized with small targeting peptides to liver cancer cells

Combinatorial treatment of photothermal

Combinatorial treatment of photothermal therapy using gold nanoshells with conventional photodynamic therapy to improve treatment efficacy: An in vitro study

✍ James Chen Yong Kah; Rachel Cheng Yi Wan; Ker Yi Wong; Subodh Mhaisalkar; Colin 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 133 KB

## Abstract ## Background and Objective Both photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapy have proven to be effective treatment strategies for cancer, but the approach of combining them into a single treatment modality may offer better treatment efficacy. We compare the treatment efficacy of