Overview
- Describes the history and discusses the essentials of the photodynamic therapy
- The first book to guide veterinarians in photodynamic therapy from basics to practice
- Clarifies how light and drugs can be combined to treat infectious and cancer diseases
- Presents the newest and most advanced studies and perspectives using nanotechnology, drug and light delivery systems, environmental control, blood disinfection, and photo-immunotherapy
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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About the editors
CL Nascimento graduated from the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1993 and received her MSc in Animal Surgery from São Paulo State University in Botucatu in 2014. She is currently head of the Veterinary Unit at Santos Aquarium, where she works on the clinical and surgical rehabilitation of aquatic and marine animals. Her research interests include the pathology and rehabilitation of wild and marine animals, animal surgery and photodynami
c therapy.
MS Ribeiro received her BSc degree in Physics from the University of Campinas in 1987 and her PhD in Sciences from the University of São Paulo in 2000. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the IPEN-CNEN/SP, where she works in the field of Biomedical Optics (Biophotonics) with a focus on optical therapy and nanomaterials. Her research interests include tissue optics, photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Photodynamic Therapy in Veterinary Medicine: From Basics to Clinical Practice
Editors: Fábio Parra Sellera, Cristiane Lassálvia Nascimento, Martha Simões Ribeiro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45007-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45006-3Published: 07 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83186-2Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45007-0Published: 27 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 228
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cancer Research, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Oxidative Stress, Medical Microbiology