Aqueous colloidal nanoplatelets for imaging and improved ALA-based photodynamic therapy of prostate cancer cells

• Main Authors: Onbasli, Kubra, Demirci, Gozde, Isik, Furkan, Durmusoglu, Emek Goksu, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Acar, Havva Yagci
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Nanoplatelet; Cancer Cells
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172114
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fluorescent, CdSe/CdS core/crown heterostructured nanoplatelets (NPLs) were transferred to the water via a simple, single-step ligand exchange using 2-mercaptopropionic acid in a simple extraction process. These stable, aqueous NPLs were loaded with a modal drug, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). ALA-loa...