IOP Concise Physics

From Astronomy to Quantum Computing, Concise Physics publishes short texts in over 30 distinct areas of physics. These books provide readers with a snapshot of current research, an introduction to key principles, a look back at historical events and people, and even delve into issues surrounding effective teaching methods. These books are aimed at researchers, students, teachers, and anyone interested in physics at all levels. The books are available for individuals in print and e-book format on this site.

Purchasing for libraries is available through the IOP at their web site: IOP Concise Physics.

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	Multiscale Modeling of Vascular Dynamics of Micro- and Nano-Particles Huilin Ye, Zhiqiang Shen, Ying Li Recent advances witness the potential to employ nanomedicine and game-changing methods to deliver drug molecules directly to diseased sites. To optimize and then enhance the efficacy and specificity, the control and guidance of drug carriers in vascu… Publication Date: January, 2020 Read More
	Recent Advances in Innovative Magnetic Nanomaterials for Cancer Theranostics Sudip Mukherjee In this book, cancer theranostics applications of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are overviewed in details. Moreover, their synthesis, characterization, multifunctionality, disease targeting, biodistribution, pharmacokinetics and toxicity have bee… Publication Date: October, 2019 Read More
	Run in the Light John Mitrofanis Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder with cardinal motor signs of resting tremor, bradykinesia and lead-pipe rigidity. In addition, many patients display non-motor symptoms, including a diminished sensation of smell, gastrointestinal proble… Publication Date: August, 2019 Read More
	Stimuli-Responsive Polymers Navid Rabiee, Mohammad Rabiee, Mojtaba Bagherzadeh, Michael R. Hamblin This book provides a general introduction to nanogels, and designs of various stimuli-sensitive nanogels that are able to control drug release in response to specific stimuli. Nanogels are three-dimensional nanosized networks that formed by physicall… Publication Date: June, 2019 Read More
	Cold Plasma Cancer Therapy Michael Keidar, Dayun Yan, Jonathan H. Sherman Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) emerges as a possible new modality for cancer treatment. This book provides a comprehensive introduction into fundamentals of the CAP and plasma devices used in plasma medicine. An analysis of the mechanisms of plasma in… Publication Date: April, 2019 Read More
	Introduction to Nanomaterials in Medicine Mohammad Rabiee, Navid Rabiee, Reza Salarian, Ghazal Rabiee Advancement in the field of nanotechnology has revolutionized the field of medicines and pharmaceuticals in the twentieth century. The proper use of nanomaterials in medical applications requires a proper understanding of these compounds. This correc… Publication Date: March, 2019 Read More
	Advances in Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery Mahdi Karimi, Navid Rabiee, Maryam Rad Mansouri, Michael R. Hamblin Nanomedicine is a developing field, which includes different disciplines such as material science, chemistry, engineering and medicine devoted to the design, synthesis and construction of high-tech nanostructures. The ability of these structures to h… Publication Date: December, 2018 Read More
	An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Medicine Laura Harkness-Brennan The complexity and vulnerability of the human body has driven the development of a diverse range of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in modern medicine. The Nuclear Medicine procedures of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emissi… Publication Date: June, 2018 Read More
	Photomedicine and Stem Cells Heidi Abrahamse, Michael R. Hamblin Janus, the ancient Roman god depicted with two faces is an appropriate metaphor for light therapy. Depending on whether or not light is combined with a non-toxic photosensitizing dye (photodynamic therapy), and on the overall dose of light (energy de… Publication Date: January, 2018 Read More
	Carbon Nanotubes in Drug and Gene Delivery Mahdi Karimi, Amir Ghasemi, Soroush Mirkiani, Masoud Mousavi Basri, Michael Hamblin Recent important discoveries and developments in nanotechnology have had a remarkable and ever-increasing impact on many industries, especially materials science, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Nanocarriers have been investigated for a wide vari… Publication Date: October, 2017 Read More
	Mitigation of Cancer Therapy Side-Effects with Light Raj Nair, Rene-Jean Bensadoun ‘Light’ from low level laser therapy, through a process called photobiomodulation (PBM), has been in existence in supportive care in cancer, in particular in the management of oral mucositis (OM) in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy… Publication Date: November, 2016 Read More
	The Physics and Mathematics of MRI Richard Ansorge, Martin Graves Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a very important clinical imaging tool. It combines different fields of physics and engineering in a uniquely complex way. MRI is also surprisingly versatile, “pulse sequences” can be designed to yield many different typ… Publication Date: November, 2016 Read More
	Selective Photonic Disinfection Shaw-Wei David Tsen, Kong-Thon Tsen Pathogens such as viruses and bacteria are among the greatest threats to human health worldwide. In today’s era of population growth and international travel, new technologies are desperately needed to combat the spread of known and emerging pathogen… Publication Date: July, 2016 Read More
	Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation and Antitumor Photodynamic Therapy with Fullerenes Lucas Freitas de Freitas, Michael Hamblin This book provides detailed and current information on using fullerenes (bucky-balls) in photodynamic therapy (PDT), one of the most actively studied applications of photonic science in healthcare. This will serve as a useful source for researchers w… Publication Date: April, 2016 Read More
	Electromagnetics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Christopher Collins For all its utility and prevalence, Magnetic Resonance Imaging is much less commonly understood and less readily explained than other common medical imaging techniques. This book explains MRI with emphasis on the magnetic fields required, their gener… Publication Date: April, 2016 Read More
	Biophotonics Matthew Baker, Caryn S. Hughes, Katherine A. Hollywood Biophotonic diagnostics/biomedical spectroscopy can revolutionise the medical environment by providing a responsive and objective diagnostic environment. This book aims to explain the fundamentals of the physical techniques used combined with the par… Publication Date: April, 2016 Read More
	Smart Internal Stimulus-Responsive Nanocarriers for Drug and Gene Delivery Madhi Karimi, Parham Sahandi Zangabad, Amir Ghasemi, Michael R Hamblin The concept of smart drug delivery vehicles involves designing and preparing a nanostructure (or microstructure) that can be loaded with a cargo. This can be a therapeutic drug, a contrast agent for imaging, or a nucleic acid for gene therapy. The na… Publication Date: December 9, 2015 Read More
	Smart External Stimulus-Responsive Nanocarriers for Drug and Gene Delivery Mahdi Karimi, Parham Sahandi Zangabad, Amir Ghasemi, Michael R. Hamblin The concept of smart drug delivery vehicles involves designing and preparing a nanostructure (or microstructure) that can be loaded with a cargo, this can be a therapeutic drug, a contrast agent for imaging, or a nucleic acid for gene therapy. The na… Publication Date: December 9, 2015 Read More
	Organ Printing Dong-Woo Cho, Jung-Seob Lee, Falguni Pati, Jin Woo Jung, Jinah Jang, Jeong Hun Park This book introduces various 3D printing systems, biomaterials, and cells for organ printing. In view of the latest applications of several 3D printing systems, their advantages and disadvantages are also discussed. A basic understanding of the entir… Publication Date: November 9, 2015 Read More
	Skin Photoaging Rui Yin, Qiquan Chen, Michael R. Hamblin This book focuses on skin photoaging, the premature aging of skin due to environmental effects such as exposure to UV (UVA, UVB) radiation from the sun. Slowing the aging process and rejuvenation have been one of the major goals of medicine and are i… Publication Date: March 20, 2015 Read More

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