Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Advances in nanomedicine, including early cancer detection, targeted drug delivery, and
personalized approaches to cancer treatment are on the rise. For example, targeted drug …

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, caused by overproduction of reactive oxygen species
(ROS), has been shown to be responsible for immunogenic cell death (ICD). Seeking ROS …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been applied to treat a wide range of medical conditions,
including wet age-related macular degeneration psoriasis, atherosclerosis, viral infection …

Fluorescence imaging technology has gradually become a new and promising tool for in
vivo visualization detection. Because it can provide real-time sub-cellular resolution imaging …

Abstract Gold nanorods (GNRs/AuNRs) are a group of gold nanoparticles which their simple
surface chemistry allows for various surface modifications, providing the possibility of using …

A review of reported tissue optical properties summarizes the wavelength-dependent
behavior of scattering and absorption. Formulae are presented for generating the optical …

With the advancement in medical science and understanding the importance of
biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of therapeutic agents, modern drug delivery research …

The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

A survey of the literature is presented that provides an analysis of the optical properties of
human skin, with particular regard to their applications in medicine. Included is a description …