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Porous Silicon in Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy

Handbook of Porous Silicon

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Porous silicon has been under evaluation as both a photosensitizer and a photothermal agent against cancer. Photodynamic therapy approaches exploit the ability of mesoporous silicon to generate reactive oxygen species under illumination; photothermal therapy exploits its ability to absorb near-infrared light and the low thermal conductivity. Both the in vitro and in vivo data acquired to date are reviewed.

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  1. Physics Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

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Timoshenko, V.Y. (2014). Porous Silicon in Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy. In: Canham, L. (eds) Handbook of Porous Silicon. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04508-5_93-1

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    Porous Silicon in Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04508-5_93-2

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04508-5_93-1

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