photodynamic
Britishadjective
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of or concerned with photodynamics
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involving or producing an adverse or toxic reaction to light, esp ultraviolet light
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med denoting a therapy for cancer in which a cytotoxic drug is activated by a laser beam
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The researchers had to prove that the molecules' mode of action could not be categorized either as a form of photodynamic or photothermal therapy.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
However, most existing photodynamic therapies rely on the presence of oxygen, while solid cancer tumours often feature a hypoxic microenvironment with very low oxygen levels, limiting the therapeutic efficiency of this approach.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
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