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RSC Advances, volume 2, issue 30, pages 11169

Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

Awuah Samuel G ^{1, 2}

You Youngjae ^{1, 2}

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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117, United States |

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2012-09-08

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Journal: RSC Advances

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ISSN: 20462069

DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21404k

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Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown promise as an effective treatment modality for cancers and other localized diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and actinic keratosis. PDT relies on light, photosensitizer and oxygen as elements in its mechanism of action. BODIPY photosensitizers that have been under extensive study over the past decade have been demonstrated as a new class of photosensitizers. In this review, we attempt to summarize the decade-long study of BODIPY-based photosensitizers. We provide an overview of the superior photophysical properties possessed by BODIPY-based agents and the various synthetic strategies employed that have led to improved and selective and/or targeted photosensitizers.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1039/c2ra21404k

UR - https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc2ra21404k

TI - Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

T2 - RSC Advances

AU - Awuah, Samuel G

AU - You, Youngjae

PY - 2012

DA - 2012/09/08 00:00:00

PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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@article{2012_Awuah,

author = {Samuel G Awuah and Youngjae You},

title = {Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy},

journal = {RSC Advances},

year = {2012},

volume = {2},

publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},

month = {sep},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc2ra21404k},

number = {30},

pages = {11169},

doi = {10.1039/c2ra21404k}

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Awuah, Samuel G., et al. “Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.” RSC Advances, vol. 2, no. 30, Sep. 2012, p. 11169. https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc2ra21404k.

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