Design and conception of photosensitizers -- Recent developments in the synthesis of porphyrin and phthalocyanine photosensitizers and related systems -- The contribution of theoretical chemistry to the drug design in photodynamic therapy -- Photochemical and photophysical characterization -- Sensitization of singlet oxygen formation in aqueous media -- The use of phthalocyanines and related complexes in photodynamic therapy -- Combination Therapy: Complexing of QDs with tetrapyrrols and other dyes -- Exogenously induced endogenous Photosensitizers -- Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants with emphasis on phthalocyanines and related complexes -- Photocatalysis for synthetic purposes -- Photosensitizers in solar energy conversion -- Chromophores for optical power limiting.

Photosensitizers in Medicine, Environment, and Security provides a throughout overview of photosensitizers, detailing their chemistry, properties and applications with a special focus on tetrapyrrolic compounds. The design of photosensitizers (including the theoretical chemistry contribution) as well as recently developed synthetic methods are presented together with their photophysical and photochemical characterization. The book also pinpoints the extensive use of photosensitizers in today’s world’s applications. In medicine, for instance, they are used as photodynamic therapy agents either on their own or in combination with nanoparticles, whereas in environmental issues they find application in pollutant remediation and are also used in solar energy conversion. The role of photosensitizers for safety concerns completes this encompassing and comprehensive survey. Photosensitizers in Medicine, Environment, and Security gathers the contributions of famous international specialists in this interdisciplinary field, making this book an invaluable resource to a wide audience. Researchers on environment, physics, chemistry, biology and medicine as well as undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from this exhaustive overview about the important role of photosensitizers in our world.