Special Issue: Photonics Therapy are promising for non-invasive treatment and diagnosis procedures, using Photodynamic Therapy and Optical Biopsy for many medical options
Topics: Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, Reactive Oxygen Species, Microbial Control, UVC disinfection, Combined Therapy, Photosensitizers, Drug Delivery, Photodynamic Therapy.
This issue will be edited by Dr. Natalia M. Inada - Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Biography: Natalia M. lnada obtained a B.S. degree in Pharmacy and Ph.D. degree in Medical Pathophysiology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil). She is currently holding a position as a Research Scientist at the University of São Paulo (USP, Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, Brazil), leading the Microbial Control and Cell Culture Labs at the Biophotonics Group, working directly on the development of clinical projects such as the "CerCa Solutions for diagnosis and treatment of Cervical lntraepithelial Neoplasia", and "Photodynamic Therapy Brazil for Non-melanoma Skin Cancer". She is the coordinator of projects improving the photodynamic therapy with nanodelivery systems. She has published numerous scientific papers and book chapters, and was awarded for her work many times, including the Mercosur Prize for Science and Technology (2016), the PDT Clinical Trial Excellence (2017), and Poster of Merit (2019), by the International Photodynamic Association.