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Photodynamic therapy mediated by fullerenes and their derivatives / Felipe F. Sperandio, Asheesh Gupta, Min Wang, Rakkiyappan Chandran, Magesh Sadasivam, Ying-Ying Huang, Long Y. Chuang, Michael R. Hamblin

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Sperandio, Felipe F.
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New York, New York (ASME, Three Park Avenue. New York, NY 10016) : American Society Of Mechanical Engineers, [2013]
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1 PDF (51 pages) : illustrations
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Gupta, Asheesh, Wang, Min, Chandran, Rakkiyappan, Sadasivam, Magesh, Huang, Ying-Ying, Chuang, Long Y., Hamblin, Michael R., and American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Introduction to fullerenes and PDT -- Synthesis of fullerene derivatives -- Photochemistry and photophysics of fullerenyl molecular micelle and chromophore-fullerene conjugates -- Antimicrobial PDT mediated by fullerenes and their derivatives -- Anti-cancer PDT -- In vivo PDT studies with fullerenes -- Conclusion & executive summary.
Summary
The fullerene molecule with its unique structure of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a soccer ball structure is a molecule of great potential for a variety of applications and has drawn the attention of many physicists, chemists and engineers. Recently, these nanostructures have also been studied for their biological activities with a view towards using them for biomedical applications. One of the possible therapies for which fullerenes may have a real medical application is the light based therapy called photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is a non-surgical, minimally invasive approach that has been used in the treatment of solid tumors and many non-malignant diseases.
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9781606504161 e-ISBN
9780791860083 print
0791860086 print
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