Advanced Nanomedicines for Optical Imaging and Phototherapy
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Materials and Nanomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 65933
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical imaging and therapy agents have shown great potential for noninvasive, real-time, and precise detection and treatment of various diseases. For example, near-infrared fluorescent agents used in fluorescence image-guided surgery help surgeons to detect the location and boundary of diseased tissues in real time. Photoacoustic imaging agents were recently developed for in vivo imaging of tissues or target sites in deeper positions of the body. Targeted or activatable photodynamic/photothermal agents enable selective and rapid destruction of target cells with minimized side effects. This Special Issue aims to provide an up-to-date collection of original research and review papers on the development of novel nanomedicines for optical imaging and/or phototherapy of cancers and other diseases. The nanomedicines addressed in manuscripts can be in the form of carrier-free nanodrugs, polymeric conjugates, polymeric nanogels, or inorganic nanoparticles.
Dr. Yongdoo Choi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- polymeric conjugate
- fluorescence imaging
- photoacoustic imaging
- photodynamic therapy
- photothermal therapy
- light-triggered
- stimulus-responsive
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