Contents



Preface

*Photodynamic Therapy - From Basic Science to Clinical Research* features chapters written by experienced and renowned authors in the field. This book brings together chapters that cover the basic principles of photodynamic therapy as well as clinical studies of its use in treating oncologic and other diseases. It also presents innovative strategies in photodynamic therapy, including information on polymer

I would like to acknowledge Dr. Lucas Danilo Dias, Dr. Kate Cristina Blanco, Dr. Hilde Harb Buzzá and MSc. Giulia Kassab for their exceptional contributions to the editorial process. This book was prepared with great care and by many valuable hands so that we can expand the dissemination of photodynamic therapy as well as

**Hilde Harb Buzzá, Kate Cristina Blanco and Lucas Danilo Dias**

**Natalia Mayumi Inada** São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos-SP, Brazil

University of Sao Paulo,

Brazil

nanoparticles.

inspire new research.
