This article describes the term of photodynamic therapy, a relatively new way of cancer treatment and gives the rewiev of the commonly used photosensitizers, expecially the phthalocyanines and their way of action. The last part is devoted to the action of PDT on human erythrocytes.
Dendrimers are a new class of polymeric materials. They are highly branched, monodisperse macromolecules. The structure of these materials has a great impact on their physical and chemical properties. As a result of their unique behaviour dendrimers are suitable for a wide range of biomedical and industrial applications. The paper gives a concise review of dendrimers' physico-chemical properties and their possible use in various areas of research, technology and treatment.
There is a brief review of the results on the thermotropic phase transitions in lipids and proteins obtained by the differential scanning calorimetry. The article gives the description of the technique itself as well as brings the most significant calorimetric data important for understanding of the biological structures organization.