title: Phototriggering of liposomal drug delivery systems.
abstract: Over the past several years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been approved for the treatment of various cancers. Additional applications of photochemical processes for triggering site-specific drug delivery are in early stages of development at this time. This review focuses on the literature appearing between January 1996-June 2001 that describe new and ongoing studies of phototriggering mechanisms that may ultimately find utility in drug delivery applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1393, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shum
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008081:Liposomes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010777:Photochemistry; D011108:Polymers
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers