Development of photoactivated drugs

Efficient drug delivery to the intended target is one of the biggest challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry today. Together with researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy, we are trying to develop drugs that can be activated by pulses of light in different tissues. See more in the article by
Paasonen, L. Sipilä, T., Subrizi, A., Laurinmäki, P., Butcher, S.J., Rappolt, M., Yaghmur, A., Urtti, A., Yliperttula, M. (2010) Gold-embedded photosensitive liposomes for drug delivery: triggering mechanism and intracellular release. J. Controlled Release 147:136-143