Near IR excitation of heavy atom free Bodipy photosensitizers through the intermediacy of upconverting nanoparticles

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Topel S. D., TURGUT CİN G., AKKAYA E. U.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.50, sa.64, ss.8896-8899, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 64
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1039/c4cc03387f
  • Dergi Adı: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8896-8899
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Orthogonal dimers of Bodipy were recently shown to be efficient generators of singlet oxygen. However, these dyes require green light for excitation, which would be very quickly attenuated inside the mammalian tissues. We now demonstrate that when these dyes are covalently attached to UCNPs, near IR irradiation results in very efficient generation of singlet oxygen.