Development of a hydrogen peroxide-responsive and oxygen-carrying nanoemulsion for photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumors using phase inversion composition method

Liang Hong; Jia Zhang; Junxian Geng; Junle Qu; Liwei Liu

doi:10.1142/s1793545821500036

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