Research Article

Susceptibility of In Vitro Melanoma Skin Cancer to Photoactivated Hypericin versus Aluminium(III) Phthalocyanine Chloride Tetrasulphonate

Table 1

Parameters to determine optimal concentration of PS and optimal laser dose on A375 cells.

ParametersLaser treatment: dose responsePS treatment: optimal concentration

Wavelength594 nm682 nmPS[AlPcS4Cl][Hyp]
Wave emissionContinuousContinuousConcentration0 µM0 µM
Spot Size3.3 cm23.3 cm21 µm1 µm
Output power124 mW46 Mw2.5 µM2.5 µM
Power density13.658 mW/cm25.067 mW/cm25 µM5 µM
Laser fluence (exposure times)0 J/cm2
(0 min, 0 sec)
0 J/cm2
(0 min, 0 sec)
10 µM10 µM
1 J/cm2
(1 min, 0 sec)
1 J/cm2
(3 min, 29 sec)
2 J/cm2
(3 min, 08 sec)
2 J/cm2
(8 min, 22 sec)
5 J/cm2
(6 min, 15 sec)
5 J/cm2
(16 min, 04 sec)
10 J/cm2
(12 min, 30 sec)
10 J/cm2
(32 min, 00 sec)