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Photophysical Properties of Upconverting Nanoparticle–Phthalocyanine Complexes

Biochemistry (Moscow) volume 84, pages 911–922 (2019)Cite this article

Abstract

Interaction between upconverting nanoparticles and aluminum octacarboxyphthalocyanine was studied. The efficiency of non-radiative energy transfer from the nanoparticles to phthalocyanine increased with the number of phthalocyanine molecules adsorbed on the nanoparticle, but only up to a certain limit. Further increase in the phthalocyanine concentration resulted in a decrease of its sensitized fluorescence due to the dimerization of dye molecules on the nanoparticle surface. When subjected to infrared irradiation, phthalocyanine molecules in the hybrid complex generated singlet oxygen. The observed effects are of interest in regard to the targeted search for new components of efficient third-generation hybrid photosensitizers.

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Abbreviations

(Al)Pc:

(aluminum) phthalocyanine

PDT:

photodynamic therapy

RNO:

p-nitrosodimethylaniline

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

TCSPC:

time-correlated single photon counting

(UC)NP:

(upconverting) nanoparticle

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    D. A. Gvozdev, E. P. Lukashev, V. V. Gorokhov & V. Z. Pashchenko

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Gvozdev, D.A., Lukashev, E.P., Gorokhov, V.V. et al. Photophysical Properties of Upconverting Nanoparticle–Phthalocyanine Complexes. Biochemistry Moscow 84, 911–922 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006297919080078

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Keywords

  • UCNP
  • upconversion
  • photosensitizers
  • FRET
  • singlet oxygen