Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer, Microbes and Viruses
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Cancer Therapies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 August 2024 | Viewed by 1469
Special Issue Editor
Interests: carbon quantum dots; carbon nanomaterials; antimicrobial and antiviral plastics; photodynamic therapy of cancer and microbes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photodynamic therapy against various diseases is of great significance in biomedicine, and has therefore attracted much attention from researchers. Numerous problems arise during the photodynamic treatment of cancer, microbes, antibiotic-resistant super pathogens and viruses; therefore, these treatments require further development. Although numerous light-triggered nanoparticles and surfaces that release reactive oxygen species have been developed, their application levels are still very low. The main obstacles to their widespread application are their high price, low efficiency and high toxicity. Therefore, it is important for researchers to study the properties of photoactive nanoparticles themselves, as well as the mechanisms of interaction of reactive oxygen species with biological systems.
In this Special Issue, we aim to discuss different aspects of photoactive nanoparticles and surfaces acting mainly against tumors, microbes, viruses and biofilms. The main topics include the following:
- The development of antitumor photoactive nanoparticles;
- The development of antimicrobial photoactive nanoparticles;
- The development of antiviral/anti-COVID photoactive nanoparticles;
- The mechanisms of interactions between reactive oxygen species and super pathogens.
This Special Issue will be a collection of research and review papers discussing the most recent progress in subfields of medicine and natural and social sciences. We hope that it will be a valuable resource for a broad readership in these fields in this time of epidemy.
Prof. Dr. Zoran M. Marković
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photodynamic therapy
- reactive oxygen species
- photosensitizer
- photoactive nanoparticles and surfaces
