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Radiosensitizers: Mitochondrion‐Anchoring Photosensitizer with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics Synergistically Boosts the Radiosensitivity of Cancer Cells to Ionizing Radiation (Adv. Mater. 15/2017)
Author(s) -
Yu Chris Y. Y.,
Xu Huae,
Ji Shenglu,
Kwok Ryan T. K.,
Lam Jacky W. Y.,
Li Xiaolin,
Krishnan Sunil,
Ding Dan,
Tang Ben Zhong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201770103
Subject(s) - radiosensitizer , photosensitizer , radiosensitivity , ionizing radiation , materials science , singlet oxygen , cancer cell , mitochondrion , biophysics , irradiation , cancer , photochemistry , radiation therapy , chemistry , oxygen , biology , biochemistry , medicine , physics , nuclear physics , genetics , organic chemistry
A mitochondrial‐targeting photosensitizer with aggregation‐induced emission characteristics can serve as an effective radiosensitizer. In article number 1606167, Xiaolin Li, Dan Ding, Ben Zhong Tang, and co‐workers demonstrate that the radiosensitivity of cancer cells to ionizing radiation can be synergistically enhanced by an increased singlet oxygen environment in the mitochondria of cancer cells.