Graphitic carbon nitride/few-layer graphene heterostructures for enhanced visible-LED photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Efficient Strategies to Use β-Cationic Porphyrin-Imidazolium Derivatives in the Photoinactivation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

“…Due to the drug delivery capability of PVP formulations and since these formulations avoid the aggregation of PS 1-2 in physiological mediums, PVP-1 and PVP-2 could be used in the disinfection of biological fluids, such as blood and plasma [100]. Moreover, GCN-porphyrinic hybrids, particularly the GCNM-based hybrid, have huge potential in treating skin infections caused by MRSA [101], where the photoactive material could be deposited on the infected skin, treated by aPDT, and then removed by a simple wash. Additionally, GCN-based materials already showed their high potential to be used in environmental applications, namely for hydrogen evolution and pollutant elimination, due their photocatalytic features [102,103]. The results attained in this work also open the possibility to extend the application of GCN-porphyrin hybrid materials to be used as photosensitizers for environmental purposes, namely water/wastewater disinfection.…”

Recent advances in g-C3N4-based photo-enzyme catalysts for degrading organic pollutants

“…When g-C 3 N 4 is coupled with other semiconductor materials with different properties, the heterojunction interface generates an internal electric field to induce the band bending, 36,37 so the formed close contact interface can significantly improve the transfer and separation of free charges and make up for the shortcomings of low visible light absorption. Generally, based on the charge transfer mechanism, Z-scheme and type II heterojunctions can truly separate photogenerated electrons and holes from space.…”