Abstract

Porous silicon nanoparticles (pSiNPs) act as a sensitizer for the 2-photon excitation of a pendant porphyrin using NIR laser light, for imaging and photodynamic therapy. Mannose-functionalized pSiNPs can be vectorized to MCF-7 human breast cancer cells through a mannose receptor-mediated endocytosis mechanism to provide a 3-fold enhancement of the 2-photon PDT effect.

Keywords:
Photodynamic therapy Porphyrin Materials science Porous silicon Nanoparticle Two-photon excitation microscopy Mannose receptor Endocytosis Nanotechnology Excitation Silicon Photon Photochemistry Optoelectronics Optics Cell Chemistry Organic chemistry Biochemistry

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Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering

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