Background Detailed information on the temperature dependence of tissue thermophysical
and mechanical properties is pivotal for the optimal implementation of mathematical models …

In this invited review, we provide an overview of the recent advances in biomedical photonic
sensors within the last five years. This review is focused on works using optical-fibre …

Laser-induced thermotherapy has shown promising potential for the treatment of
unresectable primary pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumors. Nevertheless …

Laser ablation (LA) holds great promise for the localized treatment of pancreatic tumors.
However, there are still many technical aspects that require improvements before largely …

In this study, two numerical models for controlled drug delivery through thermo-sensitive
liposomes under mild microwave hyperthermia are compared. The first model simulates …

The rapid advancement of diagnostic and therapeutic optical techniques for oncology
demands a good understanding of the optical properties of biological tissues. This study …

Purpose Tumor perfusion is considered to be the principal factor determining the build-up of
therapeutically effective thermal fields. This assumes that malignancies have lower …

This work proposes the characterization of the temperature dependence of the thermal
properties of heart and lung tissues from room temperature up to> 90° C. The thermal …

Considering difficulties of achieving vertical incidence of beam in different positions of skin, it
is significant to study potential effects of incidence angles of laser on incisions. Surgical …

Many efforts have recently concentrated on constructing and developing nanoparticles
(NPs) as promising thermal agent for optical hyperthermia and photothermal therapy …