GRENOBLE, France, May 13, 2010 — CEA-Leti, a public research and technology company based in France, announced the launch of the Target-PDT project designed to increase the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating cancer by developing a novel nanocarrier-based approach. PDT is a minimally invasive treatment...Read full articleRelated content from Photonics MediaARTICLESLaser Fabric Cures Skin DiseasesA wearable laser fabric that blasts the skin with red light can now treat chronic skin conditions such as acne, actinic keratosis, and psoriasis. And it can do so in a single 2.5-hour appointment. ...BioPhotonics June 2018 IssuePDT, Customized Protocols Team Up for Enhanced Clinical TranslationPhotodynamic therapy is a powerful technique in the local, selective treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, but customized optical device protocols must be added to the mix for major clinical...BioPhotonics January 2019 IssuePhotosensitizer Enhances The Anticancer Properties of an Antimalarial DrugScientists have shown that the anticancer properties of artemisinin, an antimalarial drug that is also a promising alternative cancer treatment, could be enhanced potentially tenfold when used with...BioPhotonics January 2018 IssueSuperman’s Heat Vision Inspires Ocular LasersIn the classic comic-book narrative, one of Superman’s many powers was “heat vision,” an ability to store solar energy in his eyes and emit it in fiery optic blasts, which were...EuroPhotonics September 2018 IssuePRODUCTSWavelength CombinerThe L6Cc Wavelength Combiner from Oxxius SA combines up to six laser sources in a compact package. 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Designed for...BioPhotonics September 2018 IssueMEDIAFirefly-Inspired LEDs - LIGHT MATTERS 01.09.2013-Firefly LEDs -Near-IR Nanoparticles -Clean with Lindex On this week’s show, fireflies inspire brighter LEDs, lasers tune common nanoparticles to near-IR wavelengths, we talk with a Prism Award...Photonics.com 1/9/2013Photonics on the Showroom Floor and in the Lab - LIGHT MATTERS 02.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...Photonics.com 2/21/2018Tabletop OPA & Silicon Photonics - LIGHT MATTERS 10.9.2013-Silicon Photonics -Optical Parametric Amplifier On this week’s show: better optical modulators boost silicon photonics, imaging cells through silicon improves visualization, and a tabletop OPA...Photonics.com 10/9/2013Tech Transfer Programs Bridge Gap Between Industry and ResearchTechnology Transfer Programs are often a concerted effort to share skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing, and facilities among governments or...Photonics.com 6/19/2018WHITEPAPERSDiode Lasers Enable Diverse Therapeutic ApplicationsDiode lasers have become the dominant laser type used in therapeutic applications. 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In photodynamic therapy, a drug used to render a target tissue sensitive to laser light.EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD)A material used in photodynamic therapy that is retained selectively by tumor tissue when injected into the body; it then fluoresces when exposed to blue light and necroses when exposed to red laser...EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009photodynamic therapy (PDT)A medical technology that uses lasers or other light sources in combination with photosensitizing drugs to treat cancerous tumors.EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009induced pluripotent stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are ordinary cells that are genetically reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state to allow the human cells to be used for therapeutic purposes....EDU.photonics.com 3/5/2018PHOTONICS HANDBOOK ARTICLESFluorescence Lifetime Imaging: Choosing the Best Approach: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), which measures the spatial distribution of the fluorescence decay, can be achieved either in the time or in the frequency domain. 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