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Quantum Dots in Photodynamic Therapy

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The known capability of colloidal II–VI quantum dots of selectively transferring energy and/or charge to the surrounding species when excited by light has attracted scientists to apply them as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy since 2000 and this chapter brings some background and the most important achievements and drawbacks on this subject.

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Acknowledgment

The authors are grateful for discussions with the members of Nanotecnologia Biomédica/UFPE research group. Funding from Fundação de Amparo a Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Fotônica (INCT-INFo), and the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) is greatly acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof Artur de Sá, s/n, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-520, Brazil

    Osnir S. Viana & Beate S. Santos

  2. Center for Lasers and Applications, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, National Nuclear Energy Commission, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil

    Martha S. Ribeiro

  3. Department of Biophysics and Radiobiology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego S/N, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil

    Adriana Fontes

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Viana, O.S., Ribeiro, M.S., Fontes, A., Santos, B.S. (2016). Quantum Dots in Photodynamic Therapy. In: Batinić-Haberle, I., Rebouças, J., Spasojević, I. (eds) Redox-Active Therapeutics. Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30705-3_23

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