Ruthenium-initiated polymerization of lactide: a route to remarkable cellular uptake for photodynamic therapy of cancer

Nom de la revue
Chemical Science
Nancy Soliman, Luke K. McKenzie, Johannes Karges, Emilie Bertrand, Mickaël Tharaud, Marta Jakubaszek, Vincent Guérineau, Bruno Goud, Marcel Hollenstein, Gilles Gasser, Christophe M. Thomas
Abstract

This study shows the transformation of a non-phototoxic PDT photosensitizer into an active photosensitizer using an easy, versatile and generalizable one-pot ruthenium-initiated polymerization technique.