Nano-photonics in cancer therapy

Rishika Dutta, Arun N, D Nagasamy Venkatesh

Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education Research, Ooty, Nilgiris. Tamil Nadu, India

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Rishika Dutta, Arun N, D Nagasamy Venkatesh, 2023. Nanophotonics in cancer therapy. Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences, V 12 - I 2, Pages - 5500 – 5508. DOI: 10.55522/jmpas.V12I2.4451.

ABSTRACT

Biological alterations result in unchecked cell growth and division producing cancer. Mankind has always been interested in light, and, it being both a topic of study and a device for looking into other occurrences can be seen following the inception of time. Besides the development of nanosystems, the usage of light has now entered a new level where interactions between light and matter occur at wavelength and subwavelength levels accompanying management by physico-chemical properties of nanoforms. This area of nanophotonics enables the investigation and control of light-encompassing nanoforms, individual molecules, and biomolecular assemblies. Numerous molecular cancer treatments have been developed using the amazing nanoscale features as a result of nanophotonics in biomolecular interactivities, or nanobiophotonics. In this work, we demonstrate the applications of nanobiophotonics and of multifaceted nanoplatforms which constitute excellent treatment efficiency and impart breakthroughs for aimed tumor treatment.

Keywords:

Nanophotonics, Cancer therapy, Photothermal therapy, Photodynamic therapy.

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