Abstract |
A diode laser with roughly 480 mW/cm2 emission at 776 nm was developed and engineered to obtain a uniform illumination of tumour cells deposited on Petri dishes having an external diameter of 5 cm. The efficacy of the apparatus in inducing photocytotoxic effects was successfully checked by irradiation of pigmented melanoma cells in the presence of a photosensitizer, Si(IV)-naphthalocyanine, having intense absorption bands at 776 nm. Our results open interesting prospects for extending photodynamic therapy to highly pigmented tumours.
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Authors | W Cecchetti, R Biolo, G Jori |
Journal | Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
(Technol Health Care)
Vol. 1
Issue 3
Pg. 219-22
(Jan 01 1994)
ISSN: 0928-7329 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 25273370
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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