Near infrared-absorbing self-encapsulated phthalocyanine-cored polycaprolactone star polymeric nanoparticles
Aymen Nabeel Yaseen,
Atefeh Emami,
Haifa Ben Aziza
et al.
Abstract:An octahydroxylated photosensitizing Zn phthalocyanine has been used as an initiator in ring-opening polymerization of [Formula: see text]-caprolactone. Three different phthalocyanine-core star polymers have been obtained, with each arm functionalized with either 20, 30, or 40 units. To benefit from the absorption of these polymers in the first near-infrared (NIR) phototherapeutic window, the phthalocyanine cores have been self-encapsulated into their polycaprolactone arms to yield biocompatible star polymeric… Show more
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