Laser-Driven Behavior
of the Nanosystem Used
for the Photodynamic Therapy
Yuliia Kuziv, Valeriy Pavlov, Elena Mokrinskaya, Irina Davidenko,
Nikolay Davidenko, Vitalii Smokal, Vasyl Chumachenko,
and Nataliya Kutsevol
1 Introduction
Photothermal therapy (PTT) shows great promise for treating tumors [1]. In PTT, the
injected photothermal agent converts photo-energy into thermal energy under light
excitation, leading to the thermal ablation of cancer cells [2]. Combined therapy,
like PTT with photodynamic therapy (PDT), could enhance therapeutic efficacy and
reduce the recurrence rates of tumors [2, 3]. Both of these two methods involve light
irradiation and the use of photosensitive drugs [2]. Therefore, there remains a strong
need for a single agent that could be used as both a PTT and PDT agent and that could
Y. Kuziv (B) · V. Pavlov · E. Mokrinskaya · I. Davidenko · N. Davidenko · V. Smokal ·
V. Chumachenko · N. Kutsevol
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska St., 60, 010601 Kiev, Ukraine
e-mail: garaguts.yulia.fox@gmail.com
V. Pavlov
e-mail: valeriy.pavlov@gmail.com
E. Mokrinskaya
e-mail: mokrinskaya@ukr.net
I. Davidenko
e-mail: irynadavydenko@gmail.com
N. Davidenko
e-mail: ndav@univ.kiev.ua
V. Smokal
e-mail: vitaliismokal@gmail.com
V. Chumachenko
e-mail: chumachenko_va@ukr.net
N. Kutsevol
e-mail: kutsevol@ukr.net
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O. Fesenko and L. Yatsenko (eds.), Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites,
Nanostructure Surfaces, and Their Applications, Springer Proceedings
in Physics 246, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51905-6_13
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