New Prospects in Photothermal and Photoacoustic Techniques for Sensing and Imaging Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to report on key recent advances in photoacoustic & photothermal (PA/PT) techniques as applied in the fields of nanoscale biomedicine, nondestructive evaluation and testing of materials, sensing, spectroscopy, and thermophysical phenomena, along with technologies that have been the main theme of the biennial series of courses on Progress in Photoacoustic & Photothermal Phenomena organized at EMFCSC since 2010. This sixth workshop will bring together natural and biomedical scientists, engineers, technology developers, and users who are interested and/or involved in the principles and applications of PA/PT. The wealth of present-day PA/PT topics indicates that this field has developed a broad range of tools for fundamental and applied research. PA/PT research has reached a mature state, firmly established as a non-destructive measurement and a material characterization technology on the macro- and nanoscale, as well as a non-invasive biomedical imaging technique. Future progress will be seamlessly linked to close synergy with advances in new laser and detector technologies. This Special Issue emphasizes the explosive growth in biomedical PA, emerging bio-photothermal imaging modalities, and their applications. It also emphasizes the significant and growing contributions of PA/PT to non-destructive material evaluation/characterization at the nanoscale and gas sensing application for industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. This Special Issue is fully supported by the Progress in Photoacoustic & Photothermal Phenomena school and workshop panel of directors.

Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Luigi Spagnolo
Prof. Dr. Roberto Li Voti
Dr. Angelo Sampaolo
Dr. Giansergio Menduni
Guest Editors

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