A discrete organoplatinum(II) metallacage as a multimodality theranostic platform for cancer photochemotherapy

oleh: Guocan Yu, Shan Yu, Manik Lal Saha, Jiong Zhou, Timothy R. Cook, Bryant C. Yung, Jin Chen, Zhengwei Mao, Fuwu Zhang, Zijian Zhou, Yijing Liu, Li Shao, Sheng Wang, Changyou Gao, Feihe Huang, Peter J. Stang, Xiaoyuan Chen

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-10-01

Deskripsi

It is challenging to design photosensitizers (PS) with high quantum yields generating singlet oxygen due to severe aggregation between the hydrophobic PSs. Here they develop organoplatinum(II) metallatocage-based PS to overcome these challenges and show excellent antitumor effect.