
Nanomaterials for Photodynamic Therapy
- 1st Edition - January 17, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editor: Prashant Kesharwani
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 5 9 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 3 5 4 - 7
Nanomaterials for Photodynamic Therapy takes a unique approach to this area, with a key focus on the use of nanomaterials and nanocarriers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). The bo… Read more
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The book bridges the gap between the physics and clinical aspects of PDT, offering a unique nanomaterials-focused perspective. This book will prove useful for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, electrical and optical engineers, and pharmaceutical scientists interested in cancer treatment.
- Reviews a broad range of nanomaterials for PDT, such as graphene oxide, dendrimers, solid lipid nanoparticles, and more
- Provides a helpful introduction to the history and mechanism of action behind PDT
- Discusses challenges in clinical translational, particularly in drug-resistant cancers
1. A Narrative History of Photodynamic Therapy
Ron R Allison
2. Mechanisms of photodynamic therapy
Prashant Kesharwani
3. Mechanisms of photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment
Kriengsak Lirdprapamongkol
4. Sensitizers in photodynamic therapy
Sunil Kumar Dubey
5. Polymeric micelles mediated photodynamic therapy
Celso Valentim Santilli, Willian Max Oliveira de Souza de Santana. Daniel José Pochapski. Sandra H. pulcinelli. Carla Raquel Fontana
6. Liposomes in photodynamic therapy
Özlem ÇOBAN
7. Organic nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy
Thokur Sreepathy TS
8. Lipid nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy
André Luiz Tessaro
9. Solid lipid nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy
Antonio Claudio Tedesco Sr., Hellen Franciane Gonçalves Barbosa
10. Actively targeted nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy
Sunil Kumar Dubey
11. Dendrimers in photodynamic therapy
Prashant Kesharwani
12. Carbon materials for photodynamic therapy
Mohammad Irani
13. Fullerenes in photodynamic therapy
Alexander Yu. Rybkin
14. Quantum Dots in photodynamic therapy
Mahmut Durmuş, Dilek Öztürk, İpek Ömeroğlu
15. Photodynamic therapy in cosmetics
Prashant Kesharwani
16. Translational aspects of photodynamic therapy in drug resistant cancers
Antonio Topete
17. Towards photodynamic chemotherapy with C60-drug-nanocomplexes
Anna Grebinyk, Svitlana Prylutska, Sergii Grebinyk, Yuriy Prylutskyy, Uwe Ritter, Olga Matyshevska, Thomas Dandekar, Marcus Frohme
18. Challenges, conclusion and future perspective of photodynamic therapy
Prashant Kesharwani
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 17, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Prashant Kesharwani
Dr. Prashant Kesharwani is assistant professor of Pharmaceutics at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has more than 12 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience at international levels from various countries, including the United States, Malaysia, and India. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of nanoengineered drug delivery systems for various diseases. He has more than 350 international publications in well-reputed journals and more than 25 international books (Elsevier). He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He is also the recipient of several internationally acclaimed awards, such as “USERN Laureate award”, most prestigious “SERB-Ramanujan Fellowship Award”. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community. His Number of citations is = 26779; h-index = 85; i-10 index = 370 (According to google scholar on March 2025). He has more than 30 international publications published in very high impact factor journals (Progress in Polymer Sciences IF 32.063, Molecular Sciences IF 41.444, Progress in Material Sciences IF 48.580, Advanced Materials IF 29.4, Drug Resistance Update IF 22.841 and Material Todays IF 32.072). He has presented many invited talks and oral presentations at prestigious scientific peer-conferences, received international acclaims and awards for research contribution, supervised students/junior researchers and actively participated in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community.