Non-aggregated lipophilic water-soluble tin porphyrins as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy
Balaji Babu, Rodah C. Soy, John Mack, Tebello Nyokong
Abstract
Readily-synthesized water-soluble Sn(<sc>iv</sc>) tetrapyridylporphyrin dyes have been prepared which exhibit enhanced properties for use as photosensitizer dyes in biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Photodynamic therapyChemistryPhotosensitizerAntimicrobialTinWater solubleCombinatorial chemistryPorphyrinAntimicrobial chemotherapyPhotochemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics