Di Bari I, Fraix A, Picciotto R, Blanco AR, Petralia S, Conoci S, Granata G, Consoli GML, Sortino S. Supramolecular activation of the photodynamic properties of porphyrinoid photosensitizers by calix[4]arene nanoassemblies.
RSC Adv 2016. [DOI:
10.1039/c6ra23492e]
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Abstract
Micellar-like nanocontainers of an amphiphilic calix[4]arene switch on the capability of porphyrinoid photosensitizers to photogenerate singlet oxygen and kill bacteria.
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