A book entitled »Ruthenium Complexes: Photochemical and Biomedical Applications« (ISBN: 978-3-527-33957-0) was recently published by Wiley-VCH (Weinheim). The book consists of 15 chapters (344 pages). The content of book is covering many interesting properties of this popular element and spans from coordination chemisty of ruthenium to photochemical and photophysical properties of its compounds. The book mainly covers the application of ruthenium complexes in medicine (anticancer and other potential ruthenium drugs; photodynamic therapy; binding to DNA; diagnostics; etc.). Few chapters are also dedicated to applications of ruthenium complexes in artifical photosynthesis, production of hydrogen and oxidation of water. One of the chapters (»Biological Activity of Ruthenium Complexes With Quinoline Antibacterial and Antimalarial Drugs«) was written by senior group members assist. prof. Jakob Kljun and prof. Iztok Turel.

More information about the book is available at the webpage of the Publisher.