Innovative light sources for phototherapy
Year: 2022
Authors: Romano G., Insero G., Marrugat S.N., Fusi F.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Florence, Dept Expt & Clin Biomed Sci Mario Serio, Viale G Pieraccini 6, I-50139 Florence, Italy; CNR, Natl Inst Opt CNR INO, Via Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; Univ Ramon Llull, Inst Quim Sarria, Via Augusta 390, Barcelona 08017, Spain.
Abstract: The use of light for therapeutic purposes dates back to ancient Egypt, where the sun itself was an innovative source, probably used for the first time to heal skin diseases. Since then, technical innovation and advancement in medical sciences have produced newer and more sophisticated solutions for light-emitting sources and their applications in medicine. Starting from a brief historical introduction, the concept of innovation in light sources is discussed and analysed, first from a technical point of view and then in the light of their fitness to improve existing therapeutic protocols or propose new ones. If it is true that a pure technical advancement is a good reason for innovation, only a sub-system of those advancements is innovative for phototherapy. To illustrate this concept, the most representative examples of innovative light sources are presented and discussed, both from a technical point of view and from the perspective of their diffusion and applications in the clinical field.
Journal/Review: BIOMOLECULAR CONCEPTS
Volume: 13 (1) Pages from: 256 to: 271
More Information: This work was supported by the projects Device endoscopico per fototerapia antibatterica intragastrica and Terapia fotodinamica contro il batterio pseudomonas Savastanoi agente della rogna dell’olivo by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze. This research project is also funded by the Tuscany Region, through the Suppression of Airborne Viral Epidemic Spread by Ultraviolet light barriers (SAVES US) project and by the project Light4Lungs H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2020, grant agreement no. 863102.KeyWords: light source; phototherapy; innovation; photodynamic therapy; photomedicineDOI: 10.1515/bmc-2022-0020Citations: 2data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-24References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)
