Tag: liposomes

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – July 2026

Laser-sharp Research / drug delivery, liposomes, nanomaterials, nanomedicine, Paclitaxel, photo-oxidation, photothermal therapy, verteporfin / August 6, 2026

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – July 2026 The Research Highlight of the Month goes to Eija Ilvesroiha and Professor Timo Laaksonen’s Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at the University of Helsinki. Their new study investigated the release mechanisms of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel from light-activated liposomes. These lipid-based carriers have the potential to deliver drugs to [...]

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Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – May 2026

Laser-sharp Research / immunology, immunotherapy, laser-sharp research, light activation, liposomes, ML6600, pancreatic cancer, Photoimmunotherapy / May 20, 2026

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – May 2026 The research spotlight goes this month to Nimit Shah and the team from Dr. Girgis Obaid’s Lab Molecular Imaging and Optical Nanotherapeutics at University of Texas, Dallas. They developed and evaluated light-activated, verteporfin-containing liposomes for pancreatic cancer. This cancer is notoriously difficult to treat and more effective therapies are

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Harnessing liposomal nanocellulose hydrogel for NIR-light driven on-demand drug delivery

Scientific papers / 808 nm, drug delivery, drug distribution, hydrogels, in vitro, liposomes, ML8500, nanoparticles, PDT, University of Helsinki / April 4, 2025

Published in: Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications Authors: Puja Gangurde, Zahra Gounani, Jacopo Zini, Roberta Teixeira Polez, Monika Osterberg, Patrick Lauren, Tatu Lajunen, Timo Laaksonen

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ML8500 – automatic biomedical illumination

product pages / biomedical, illumination, illumination kit, laser illumination, liposomes, microplates, ML8500, petri dish, photosensitizer, sequential, well plates / March 27, 2025

ML8500 Automatic biomedical illumination system ML8500 is the world's most versatile illumination device for in-vitro studies. ML8500 can support up to 7 different wavelengths simultaneously, flexible control of illumination parameters, and built-in incubation chamber for cells studies in normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Researcher operating ML8500 at Modulight's Biomedical Laboratories Request quotation! Automatic system for illuminating

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Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – October 2024

Laser-sharp Research / cancer treatment, drug delivery, hypoxia, laser-sharp research, light activation, liposomes, ML8500, normoxia, University of Helsinki / October 24, 2024

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – October 2024 This month, we are highlighting new findings published in RSC Materials Advances by Olga Lem, Roosa Kekki and researchers at Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology research group and Tampere University. The study provides key insights into the role of lipid oxidation in cargo release from light-activated liposomes. These spherical lipid vesicles can

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The role of lipid oxidation pathway in reactive oxygen species-mediated cargo release from liposomes

Scientific papers / 630 nm, hypoxia, illumination, liposomes, ML8500, normoxia, oxygen, ROS detection / October 12, 2024

Published in: Materials Advances Authors: Olga Lem, Roosa Kekki, Artturi Koivuniemi, Alexander Efimov, Timo Laaksonen, Nikita Durandin

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Development of thermosensitive liposomes with the help of ML8500

Application Note / 808 nm, application note, drug delivery, drug discovery, illumination system, in vitro, indocyanine green, light activation, liposomes, ML6600, ML8500, MLAKIT, University of Helsinki / March 13, 2024

Background The proper delivery and release of therapeutic drugs to a specific site or cell type is one of the main challenges in the treatment of diseases. Liposomes, which are vesicles composed of lipids, serve as carriers for drug delivery thanks to their long circulation time. This results to reduced toxicity in healthy tissues and

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Development of Robust Cationic Light-Activated Thermosensitive Liposomes: Choosing the Right Lipids

Scientific papers / 808 nm, in vitro, light activation, liposomes, ML8500, University of Helsinki / October 24, 2023

Published in: Molecular Pharmaceutics Authors: Puja Gangurde, Mohammad Mahmoudzadeh, Zahra Gounani, Artturi Koivuniemi, Patrick Laurén, Tatu Lajunen, Timo Laaksonen

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Transient fluid flow improves photoimmunoconjugate delivery and photoimmunotherapy efficacy

Scientific papers / 690 nm, benzoporphyrin, cetuximab, drug delivery, in vitro, liposomes, ML6600, oncology, ovarian cancer, PDT, peritoneal cavity, photoimmunoconjugates, Photoimmunotherapy, photosensitizer / June 26, 2023

Published in: iScience Authors: Aaron J. Sorrin, Keri Zhou, Katherine May, Cindy Liu, Kathryn McNaughton, Idrisa Rahman, Barry J. Liang, Imran Rizvi, Dana M. Roque, Huang-Chiao Huang

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