Speaker
Ms
Victoria Van Kets
(University of Cape Town)
Description
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has recently emerged as a treatment modality for photorejuvenation of the skin. This study is a preliminary investigation into the effect of different light sources to activate hypericin, a plant-derived photosensitizer in primary human dermal fibroblast cells.
Primary author
Ms
Victoria Van Kets
(University of Cape Town)
Co-authors
Mrs
Aletta Karsten
(CSIR)
Dr
Lester Davids
(University of Cape Town)