Light-Responsive Nanostructured Systems for Applications in Nanomedicine

1. Front Matter

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2. Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles Featuring Collective Processes for Optical Imaging

   • Enrico Rampazzo, Luca Prodi, Luca Petrizza, Nelsi Zaccheroni

   Pages 1-28

3. Self-Assembling Nanoparticles of Amphiphilic Polymers for In Vitro and In Vivo FRET Imaging

   • Jaume Garcia-Amorós, Sicheng Tang, Yang Zhang, Ek Raj Thapaliya, Françisco M. Raymo

   Pages 29-59

4. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Cancer Photodynamic Therapy

   • Claudia Conte, Sara Maiolino, Diogo Silva Pellosi, Agnese Miro, Francesca Ungaro, Fabiana Quaglia

   Pages 61-112

5. Inorganic Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy

   • L. Colombeau, S. Acherar, F. Baros, P. Arnoux, A. Mohd Gazzali, K. Zaghdoudi et al.

   Pages 113-134

6. Photoactivatable Nanostructured Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

   • Jiří Mosinger, Kamil Lang, Pavel Kubát

   Pages 135-168

7. Gold-Based Nanomaterials for Applications in Nanomedicine

   • Sumaira Ashraf, Beatriz Pelaz, Pablo del Pino, Mónica Carril, Alberto Escudero, Wolfgang J. Parak et al.

   Pages 169-202

8. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Quantum Dots in Nanomedicine

   • Sukanta Kamila, Conor McEwan, David Costley, Jordan Atchison, Yinjie Sheng, Graham R. C. Hamilton et al.

   Pages 203-224

9. Phototherapeutic Release of Nitric Oxide with Engineered Nanoconstructs

   • Aurore Fraix, Nino Marino, Salvatore Sortino

   Pages 225-257

10. Back Matter

    Pages 259-263

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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 thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Readership: research chemists at universities or in industry, graduate students.

• Au-Based Nanoparticles
• Core-Shell Polymer Nanoparticles
• Drug Delivery through Nanoparticles
• Fluorescence Imaging
• Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles
• Multimodal Phototherapy
• Optical Imaging
• Photoactive Surfaces
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Quantum Dots

• University of Catania, Catania, Italy

  Salvatore Sortino

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