Table 14.

Types of porphyrin NPs with their applications in cancer therapy.

Therapeutic Entity	Type of Porphyrin NP	Application	References
meso-tetrakis (4-sulphonatophenyl) porphyrin/QCS-SH/gold nanoparticles	TPPS/QCS-SH/AuNPs	Anticancer therapy	[184]
Gelatin	A4por-GNPs	Anticancer therapy	[189]
methoxypolyethyleneglycol-thiol-SPIONs-gold-meso-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin		Breast cancer	[190]
Doxorubicin and meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (TPPS) armoured on gold nanoparticles	DOX@TPPS-AuNPs	Breast cancer	[191]