Open AccessCetuximab-Ag2S quantum dots for fluorescence imaging and highly effective combination of ALA-based photodynamic/chemo-therapy of colorectal cancer cells
Author(s) -
Mahshid Hashemkhani,
Gözde Demirci,
Ali Bayır,
Abdullah Muti,
Alphan Sennaroğlu,
Layla Mohammad Hadi,
Elnaz Yaghini,
Marilena Loizidou,
Alexander J. MacRobert,
Havva Yağcı Acar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nanoscale
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.038
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 2040-3372
pISSN - 2040-3364
DOI - 10.1039/d1nr03507j
Subject(s) - cetuximab , photodynamic therapy , colorectal cancer , fluorescence , cancer research , quantum dot , materials science , fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy , medicine , oncology , cancer , nanotechnology , chemistry , optics , physics , organic chemistry
Highly effective and selective killing of EGFR(+)-colorectal cancer cell lines was achieved with targeted PDT and PDT/chemotherapy combination using theranostic nanoparticles.