ABSTRACT

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a ground breaking medical technique which uses lasers to activate light-sensitive chemicals to treat cancer and other diseases without resorting to surgery. For the first time, Chemical Aspects of Photodynamic Therapy introduces in an accessible way the physics, chemistry and biology behind the technique. This highly a

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

Physical Matters

chapter 3|18 pages

Singlet Oxygen

chapter 4|32 pages

Photodynamic Action

chapter 5|26 pages

Some Other Examples of Photomedicine

chapter 7|20 pages

Second Generation Photosensitisers

chapter 8|28 pages

Porphyrin Photosensitisers

chapter 9|22 pages

Chlorins and Bacteriochlorins

chapter 10|26 pages

Phthalocyanines and Naphthalocyanines

chapter 11|12 pages

Other Photosensitisers

chapter 12|20 pages

Photobleaching

chapter 13|14 pages

Biological Aspects