Design and evaluation of novel poly (vinyl alcohol)-based electrospun nanofibers bearing quaternized zinc phthalocyanine with improved antibacterial efficiency
Ozgur Yavuz, Neslihan Turhan Cakir, Yusuf Alçay, Ilayda Hizir Kadi, Muhammet U. Kahveci, İsmail Yılmaz, Gokhan Acik, Çağatay Altınkök
Topics & Concepts
NanofiberElectrospinningThermal stabilityMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPhotosensitizerSinglet oxygenPolymer chemistryAntibacterial activityAqueous solutionZincChemistryDifferential scanning calorimetryPolyacrylonitrileBacillus cereusPhthalocyanineAntibacterial agentFiberNuclear chemistryPolymerCuring (chemistry)Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics