Figure 4.
Cellular uptake of ZnPC-loaded FA–HSdots labeled with TRITC in (A) normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) and human cutaneous and head/neck (SCC) lines (B) A431, (C) SCC12, (D) CAL27 and (E) indicates the PDT therapeutic efficacy of ZnPC-loaded FA–HSdots observed in all SCC cells and control NHEK cells after treatment with 2 min laser exposure. Reprinted with permission from ref. [131]. Copyright 2019 Royal Society of Chemistry.