Antimocrobial Photodynamic Inactivation and Antitumor Photodynamic Therapy with Fullerenes

ISBN-13: 9781681741833 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 86 str.

Lucas F. De Freitas; Michael R. Hamblin

Opis

Provides detailed and current information on using fullerenes (bucky-balls) in photodynamic therapy (PDT), one of the most actively studied applications of photonic science in healthcare. This volume will serve as a useful source for researchers working in photomedicine and nanomedicine, especially those who are investigating PDT for cancer treatment and infectious disease treatment.

Spis treści

• Introcuction
• Fullerenes
• Resonant energy transfer
• Photo-induced charge-transfer
• Fullerenes as photosynthesizers
• Chemical modifications
• Examples of the synthesis of monocationic and polycationic
• Photodynamic therapy
• Photosensitizer formulations for fullerene-mediated PDT
• In vitro anti-cancer PDT with fullerenes
• In vivo PDT for cancer
• Antibiotic resistance and viral infections
• general aspects of photodynamic inactivation of bacteria
• In vitro antimicrobial PDT with fullerenes
• In vivo antimicrobial PDT with fullerenes
• Conclusions