Plasmonic enhancement of the antibacterial photodynamic efficiency of a zinc tetraphenylporphyrin photosensitizer/dextran <i>graft</i> polyacrylamide anionic copolymer/Au nanoparticles hybrid nanosystem
Oleg A. Yeshchenko, Nataliya Kutsevol, Anastasiya V. Tomchuk, Pavlo Khort, Pavlo Virych, Vasyl Chumachenko, Yuliia Kuziv, A. P. Naumenko, Andrey I. Marinin
Abstract
A zinc tetraphenylporphyrin photosensitizer/dextran graft polyacrylamide anionic copolymer/Au nanoparticles (ZnTPP/D- g -PAAan/Au NPs) triple hybrid nanosystem has been proposed as a nanodrug for potential photodynamic therapy applications.
Topics & Concepts
PhotosensitizerPhotodynamic therapySinglet oxygenTetraphenylporphyrinNanoparticlePhotochemistryPlasmonSurface plasmon resonanceDextranZincChemistryPlasmonic nanoparticlesColloidal goldMaterials scienceNanotechnologyPorphyrinOptoelectronicsOxygenOrganic chemistryPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry