Advances in Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 700
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photothermal and photoacoustic in biological and healthcare science; biomaterials; optical glasses for smart white lighting; laser sources and solar energy devices; optical and spectroscopy properties of advanced functional materials in multidisciplinary studies
Interests: photoacoustic materials; low-dimensional materials; laser ultrasound; photophysics; photoacoustic therapy; medical laser applications
Interests: virus-host interactions; photo-responsive compounds; photodynamic therapy; biophysical analysis; spectroscopy; high-throughput screening
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photoacoustic and photothermal effects are related phenomena that involve the absorption of light by a material and its subsequent conversion into other forms of energy. The first one involves the generation of acoustic waves as a result of light absorption and rapid thermal expansion, while the last one involves the conversion of absorbed light into heat. Both are powerful tools that leverage the interaction between light and matter to provide insights and therapeutic benefits across various fields, including biomedical imaging, therapy, environmental monitoring, and materials science.
To achieve an up-to-date point of view of photoacoustic and photothermal applications, this Special Issue is focused on the recent scientific and technical advances made in this field based on (but not limited to) the 22nd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena. Based on your extensive knowledge and experience, we are pleased to invite you to contribute original research articles to promote and highlight the excitement and importance of photo-phenomena through the interdisciplinary aspects involving clinical and animal imaging, biosensing, theranostic and contrast agents, non-destructive methods, laser ultrasonics, infrared thermography, photoinduced processes, nanoscale phenomena, photonics and diffusion waves, and machine learning. Review articles are also welcome, especially those describing topics related to trends and challenges in the frontiers of photoacoustic and photothermal applied to biomedicine, materials, chemistry, earth, industry, and analytical chemistry.
Dr. Mauro Luciano Baesso
Dr. Daniele Vella
Dr. Carlos Serpa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photoacoustic and photothermal phenomena in biological and healthcare science
- super-resolution imaging
- ultrafast phenomena
- thermophysical properties
- novel methodologies, instrumentations and applications
- data processing and inverse problems
- extreme pulsed pressures
- advances in thermoplasmonics
- semiconductors, electronic and photonic bandgap materials
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