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Photochemistry for Biomedical Applications From Device Fabrication to Diagnosis and Therapy

Photochemistry for Biomedical Applications

Yoshihiro Ito Editor

Photochemistry for Biomedical Applications From Device Fabrication to Diagnosis and Therapy

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Editor Yoshihiro Ito RIKEN Wako Japan

ISBN 978-981-13-0151-3 ISBN 978-981-13-0152-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0152-0

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Preface

Light plays a vital role in our daily lives, and it is an essential component of several interdisciplinary scientific fields being explored in the twenty-first century. In fact, light-based concepts have revolutionized the field of medicine, including the subject areas of oncology, molecular biology, and surgery. Moreover, light-based technology contributes to the fabrication of biomaterials and is integral to novel developments in biomedical engineering. Although photochemistry has contributed significantly to the field of medicine directly through photo-irradiation as well as through photochemical fabrication of biomaterials, there has been a long-pending need for a comprehensive overview of recent progress in this field in the form of an informative book. This is an attempt to highlight the contributions of photochemistry in the interdisciplinary fields of chemistry and medical engineering. The first part of the book gives a general introduction to photochemistry and related photo-technologies, while the second part discusses photochemistry-based medical applications in diagnostics (biochip