METAL-BASED THIOPHENE PHOTODYNAMIC COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE

摘要

Compositions of the invention include tunable metal-based thiophene photodynamic compounds useful as therapeutic agents and as in vivo diagnostic agents for treating or preventing diseases that involve unwanted and/or hyperproliferating cell etiology including cancer and diseases associated with unwanted and/or hyperproliferating cells. The compositions are also useful for treating infectious diseases and for pathogen disinfection and/or sterilization.