Description
Book SynopsisPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) is increasingly used among health practitioners in combatting a variety of diseases, most notably various types of cancer, and is often utilised in combination with other therapeutic options to enhance efficacy or reduce adverse reactions. Combination Therapies Involving Photodynamic Therapy reviews the current state of development of PDT and presents the foreseeable advancements of combination approaches to therapeutic strategies. This book represents a novel approach to the therapeutic applications of five different technologies including the combinations of photodynamic therapy, photothermal hyperthermia therapy, magnetic hyperthermia therapy, chemotherapy, and cold atmospheric pressure plasma therapy. An ideal companion for students, researchers and practitioners in biological sciences, biotechnology, and photobiological and photochemical sciences, as well as medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry.
Table of ContentsNanomaterials in Photodynamic Therapy Combinations;Basic Reflections on Photodynamic Therapy;Basic Reflections on Tumor Hypoxia;Basic Reflections on Magnetic Hyperthermia;Basic Reflections on Photothermal Hyperthermia Therapy;Basic Reflections on Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Therapy;Basic Reflections on Chemotherapy;Combination of Photodynamic Therapy with Chemotherapy;Combination of Photodynamic Therapy with Magnetic Hyperthermia Therapy;Combination of Photothermal Therapy with Magnetic Hyperthermia Therapy;Combinations with Antimicrobial Chemotherapy;Combinations with Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Therapy;Combinations with Sonodynamic Therapy;Overall Opportunity Analysis
