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Combinatorial treatment of photothermal therapy using gold nanoshells with conventional photodynamic therapy to improve treatment efficacy: An in vitro study

James Chen Yong Kah, Rachel Wan, Ker Yi Wong, Subodh G. Mhaisalkar, Colin J. R. Sheppard, Malini Olivo

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2008 · 53 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

A combined PDT and PTT treatment appears to be a more effective treatment strategy compared to conventional PDT or emerging PTT treatment.

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Cancer Cell Imaging and Photothermal Therapy in the Near-Infrared Region by Using Gold Nanorods

Xiaohua Huang, Ivan H. El‐Sayed, Wei Qian et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 5.3K citations

Nanoshell-mediated near-infrared thermal therapy of tumors under magnetic resonance guidance

L. R. Hirsch, R. Jason Stafford, James A. Bankson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 3.9K citations · Full text

Gold Nanoparticles Are Taken Up by Human Cells but Do Not Cause Acute Cytotoxicity

Ellen E. Connor, Judith N. Mwamuka, Anand Gole et al. · Small · 2005 · 2.4K citations

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Photo-thermal tumor ablation in mice using near infrared-absorbing nanoparticles

D. Patrick O’Neal, L. R. Hirsch, Naomi J. Halas et al. · Cancer Letters · 2004 · 1.8K citations

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Immunotargeted Nanoshells for Integrated Cancer Imaging and Therapy

Christopher Loo, Amanda Lowery, Naomi J. Halas et al. · Nano Letters · 2005 · 1.8K citations

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