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- n. chemistry A molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction
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“The technique starts with a compound called a photosensitizer, a type of molecule that latches itself onto a tumor and when exposed to focused light excites oxygen, destroying the tumor cells.”
“Photodynamic therapy, in which light activates a chemical known as a photosensitizer, triggering the ...”
“CEA-Leti today announced the launch of the TARGET-PDT project designed to increase the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating cancer cells with a combination of a photoactive drug known as a photosensitizer and a specific wavelength of light.”
“Amy, a sixteen-year-old high school junior from Richardson, Texas, has developed a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy PDT, an emerging cancer treatment which uses light energy to activate a drug that kills cancer cells.”
The Washington Post: State of the Union: First lady Michelle Obama's guests
“Amy Chyao, 16, a high school junior from Richardson, Texas, cited for developing a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy, a new kind of cancer treatment which uses light energy to activate a drug that kills cancer cells.”
The Washington Post: Guests in the first lady's box at the State of the Union address
“Amy Chyao, who took top honors at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, engaged President Obama in a discussion about her development of a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), an emerging cancer treatment that uses light energy to activate a drug that kills cancer cells.”
The Huffington Post: Elizabeth Marincola: Young Scientists Inspire the President and the Nation
“Amy Chyao, who took top honors at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, engaged President Obama in a discussion about her development of a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy PDT, an emerging cancer treatment that uses light energy to activate a drug that kills cancer cells.”
The Huffington Post: Elizabeth Marincola: Young Scientists Inspire the President and the Nation
“Riboflavin acts as a photosensitizer, which causes the production of singlet oxygen from ultraviolet and visible light.”
“Oxsoralen skin care drug is a photosensitizer used to treat severe psoriasis.”
“Ragsdale and others used an enzyme-modified titanium oxide and a photosensitizer to make the conversion to carbon monoxide.”
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