@article{45063b5f1f5c4eb4ac6475f57950cbc7,
title = "Phthalocyanines as medicinal photosensitizers: Developments in the last five years",
abstract = "Owing to their high extinction coefficients, long absorption wavelengths, and modification tunable photophysical and photochemical properties, phthalocyanines (Pcs) have been widely used as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Advances made in the past five years on the development of Pcs as medicinal photosensitizers are reviewed and the main design considerations for medicinal applications of these substances are discussed.",
keywords = "Medicinal, Photodynamic therapy, Photosensitizer, Phthalocyanine, Targeting, Water soluble",
author = "Xingshu Li and {De Zheng}, Bing and Peng, {Xiao Hui} and Li, {Song Zi} and Ying, {Jia Wen} and Yuanyuan Zhao and Huang, {Jian Dong} and Juyoung Yoon",
note = "Funding Information: This Study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21473033 , 21172037 ), Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 201135141001 ), and a grant from the National Creative Research Initiative programs of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (No. 2012R1A3A2048814 ). Funding Information: This Study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21473033, 21172037), Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 201135141001), and a grant from the National Creative Research Initiative programs of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (No. 2012R1A3A2048814). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Elsevier B.V.",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/j.ccr.2017.08.003",
language = "English",
volume = "379",
pages = "147--160",
journal = "Coordination Chemistry Reviews",
issn = "0010-8545",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}