TABLE 1.
Recent studies regarding the application of nanoparticles to PDT.
| Type of nanoparticles | Cargo | Study objective | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doped- and undoped-TiO2 nanoparticles stabilized by PEG | Titanium dioxide | Cervical cancer cells (HeLa) | Significantly reduced cell survival | Shah et al. (2019) |
| Conjugation of gold nanoparticles (GNanoparticles) | 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) | Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) | Significantly suppressed cell viability and increased cell apoptosis | Chi et al. (2020) |
| TID nanoparticles | Doxorubicin (DOX) | Breast cancer cells | Rapidly destroyed the genetic substances and potently induced the apoptosis | Guoyun Wan et al. (2020) |
| P123 Pluronic®-based nanoparticles | Hypericin | Cervical cancer cells | Exerted effective and selective time- and dose-dependent phototoxic effects | Damke et al. (2020) |
| Poly-ε-caprolactone nanoparticles (PCL Nanoparticles) | IR780 and paclitaxel (PTX) | Ovarian cancer cells | Demonstrated increased tumor cell internalization | Pan et al. (2020a) |