Periodic Reporting for period 1 - OXIGENATED (Hemoglobin based Protein Nanocarriers for Tumour Oxygenation and a more effective Photodynamic Therapy)

A major drawback of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and other therapies for cancer treatment is the limited oxygen content, hypoxia, in tumour tissue. In PDT a photosensitizing molecule is delivered to malignant tissue to generate radical oxygen species (ROS). The presence of...