Light-Responsive Nanostructured Systems for Applications in Nanomedicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sortino, Salvatore (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Topics in Current Chemistry, 370
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Medicinal chemistry.; Nanochemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Physical Chemistry.

The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each th...

Table of Contents:

• Nanostructured systems for fluorescence imaging applications
• Luminescent silica nanoparticles for optical imaging
• Gold-based nanomaterials for applications in nanomedicine
• Core-shell polymer nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy of cancer
• Photoactivable surfaces for biomedical applications
• Up-converting nanoparticles for drug delivery
• Quantum dots for biomedical applications
• Engineered nanoconstructs for multimodal phototherapy.