Light-Particle Interaction: Thermoplasmonics, Photoacoustics, Photochemistry, and Their Applications

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Physics General".

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Associate Professor, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: radiative heat transfer; inverse problem; optimization; heat and mass transfer
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School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China
Interests: photoacoustics; thermoplasmonics; fiber optics sensing; waveguide devices

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, there has been an increasing interest in the research and applications of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials have shown unique and interesting features compared to their bulk counterparts, among which, the phenomena induced by light-particle interactions have attracted the attention of researchers in various fields. When the nanoparticles are illustrated by light, heat will be generated due to the dissipation of light. The temperature increase of the particles will lead to a series of effects including nanoscale heating, electrons excitation, pressure wave generation, and nanobubble generation, therefore triggering their applications in different fields ranging from biomedicine to energy harvesting.

The aim of this special issue is to cover the most recent achievements in the field of light-particle interaction, including fundamental research in the fields of thermoplasmonics, photoacoustics, photochemistry, and their possible applications.

The topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:

  • Thermoplasmonics;
  • Photoacoustics;
  • Photochemistry;
  • photocatalysis;
  • Microfluidics based on light-particle interaction;
  • Photothermal therapy;
  • Solar energy harvesting;
  • Fluid flow induced by thermoplasmonics and photoacoustics;
  • Photoacoustic probe;
  • Photoacoustic imaging;
  • Solar water splitting using nanomaterials.

Dr. Yatao Ren
Dr. Renxi Gao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • thermoplasmonics
  • photoacoustics
  • photochemistry
  • photocatalysis
  • microfluidics based on light-particle interaction
  • photothermal therapy
  • solar energy harvesting
  • fluid flow induced by thermoplasmonics and photoacoustics
  • photoacoustic probe
  • photoacoustic imaging
  • solar water splitting using nanomaterials

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Editorial for Special Issue on ‘Light–Particle Interaction: Thermoplasmonics, Photoacoustics, Photochemistry, and Their Applications’
by Yatao Ren and Renxi Gao
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(17), 8695; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178695 - 30 Aug 2022
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With the rapid development of nanotechnology, there has been an increasing interest in the research and applications of nanomaterials [...] Full article

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The Dual Synergy of Photodynamic and Sonodynamic Therapy in the Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
by Daniel Ziental, Marcin Wysocki, Maciej Michalak, Jolanta Dlugaszewska, Emre Güzel and Lukasz Sobotta
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(6), 3810; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063810 - 16 Mar 2023
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Recently, the combined application of synergistic therapies for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy has become important to obtain more efficient results. The synergism between two sensitizers, rose bengal (RB) and chlorin e6 (Ce6), excited by two different methods, was evaluated as a novel approach to [...] Read more.
Recently, the combined application of synergistic therapies for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy has become important to obtain more efficient results. The synergism between two sensitizers, rose bengal (RB) and chlorin e6 (Ce6), excited by two different methods, was evaluated as a novel approach to both photodynamic and sonodynamic therapy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The sonostability and singlet oxygen generation (with 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran for RB and tetrathiafulvalene for Ce6) were measured under sonication (1 MHz, 3 W) using a spectrophotometer. RB and Ce6 remained stable during sonication. RB was a more efficient sonosensitizer than Ce6. The dual synergism between RB and Ce6 was noticed, achieving a >3 log reduction for molar ratios RB:Ce6 of 1:1 and 1:3, while, alone, the sensitizers excited with ultrasound and light, respectively, achieved only ca. a 1 log reduction. Full article
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