An Optically Stabilized Fast-Switching Light Emitting Diode as a Light Source for Functional Neuroimaging [PDF]
Neuroscience research increasingly relies on optical methods for evoking neuronal activity as well as for measuring it, making bright and stable light sources critical building blocks of modern experimental setups. This paper presents a method to control
Wagenaar, Daniel A.
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Cancer targeting with biomolecules: a comparative study of photodynamic therapy efficacy using antibody or lectin conjugated phthalocyanine-PEG gold nanoparticles [PDF]
The functionalisation of therapeutic nanoparticle constructs with cancer-specific biomolecules can enable selective tumour accumulation and targeted treatment. Water soluble gold nanoparticles (ca.
Allen+49 more
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Practical Implementation of Log-Scale Active Illumination Microscopy [PDF]
Active illumination microscopy (AIM) is a method of redistributing dynamic range in a scanning microscope using real-time feedback to control illumination power on a sub-pixel time scale.
K. Chu, Kengyeh+2 more
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Neuronal imaging with ultrahigh dynamic range multiphoton microscopy [PDF]
Multiphoton microscopes are hampered by limited dynamic range, preventing weak sample features from being detected in the presence of strong features, or preventing the capture of unpredictable bursts in sample strength.
Davison, Ian G.+4 more
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PET/PDT theranostics: Synthesis and biological evaluation of a peptide-targeted gallium porphyrin [PDF]
The development of novel theranostic agents is an important step in the pathway towards personalised medicine, with the combination of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities into a single treatment agent naturally lending itself to the optimisation and ...
Boyle, Ross W.+3 more
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Diazido mixed-amine platinum(IV) anticancer complexes activatable by visible-light form novel DNA adducts [PDF]
Platinum diam(m)ine complexes, such as cisplatin, are successful anticancer drugs, but suffer from problems of resistance and side-effects. Photoactivatable PtIV prodrugs offer the potential of targeted drug release and new mechanisms of action.
Bancroft+57 more
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A mechanistic study on the phototoxicity of atorvastatin: singlet oxygen generation by a phenanthrene-like photoproduct [PDF]
Atorvastatin calcium (ATV) is one of the most frequently prescribed drugs worldwide. Among the adverse effects observed for this lipid-lowering agent, clinical cases of cutaneous adverse reactions have been reported and associated with photosensitivity ...
IESCE, MARIA ROSARIA+4 more
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This review presents important botanical, chemical and pharmacological characteristics of Citrus limon (lemon)—a species with valuable pharmaceutical, cosmetic and culinary (healthy food) properties.
Marta Klimek-Szczykutowicz+2 more
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have wide commercial applications, owing to their small size; however, the biosafety of TiO2 NPs should be evaluated further.
In Young Kim+3 more
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Intraperitoneal photodynamic therapy causes a capillary-leak syndrome. [PDF]
BackgroundIn patients undergoing intraperitoneal (IP) photodynamic therapy (PDT), the combination of aggressive surgical debulking and light therapy causes an apparent systemic capillary-leak syndrome that necessitates significant intensive care unit ...
Canter, Robert J+8 more
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