Full Description
Photophysics and Nanophysics in Therapeutics explores the latest advances and applications of phototherapy and nanotherapy, covering the application of light, radiation, and nanotechnology in therapeutics, along with the fundamental principles of physics in these areas. Consisting of two parts, the book first features a range of chapters covering phototherapeutics, from the fundamentals of photodynamic therapy (PDT) to applications such as cancer treatment and advances in radiotherapy, applied physics in cancer radiotherapy treatment, and the role of carbon ion beam therapy. Other sections cover nanotherapeutics, potential applications and challenges, and nanotherapy for drug delivery to the brain.
Final chapters delve into nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers, the role of nanocarriers for HIV treatment, nanoparticles for rheumatoid arthritis treatment, peptide functionalized nanomaterials as microbial sensors, and theranostic nanoagents.
Contents
Part I: Phototherapeutics
1. Phototherapy: A critical review
2. Phototherapy for skin diseases
3. Phototherapy: The novel emerging treatment for cancer
4. Fundamentals of photodynamic therapy
5. Photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment
6. Photodiagnostic techniques
7. The role of physics in modern radiotherapy: Current advances and developments
8. Physics in treatment of cancer radiotherapy
9. Role of carbon ion beam radiotherapy for cancer treatment
Part II: Nanotherapeutics
10. Nanomaterials physics: A critical review
11. Nanotherapeutic systems for drug delivery to brain tumors
12. Progress in nanotechnology-based targeted cancer treatment
13. Nanotherapeutics for colon cancer
14. Nanoparticles for the targeted drug delivery in lung cancer
15. Role of nanocarriers for the effective delivery of anti-HIV drugs
16. Nanoparticles for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
17. Peptide functionalized nanomaterials as microbial sensors
18. Theranostic nanoagents
19. Improving the functionality of a nanomaterial by biological probes
20. Nanostructures for the efficient oral delivery of chemotherapeutic agents
21. Photo triggered theranostics nanomaterials: Development and challenges in cancer treatment
22. Nanocrystals in the drug delivery system
