Photodynamic inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus using low symmetrically substituted phthalocyanines supported on a polystyrene polymer fiber

The effects of gold coated and uncoated zinc oxide nanohexagons on the photophysicochemical properties of the low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine

“…[25]. To evaluate the inactivation of S. aureus, different concentrations of mDEAET ZnPc or its conjugates, ranging from 0.05 mg/mL to 0.25 mg/mL were prepared in DMF.…”

Singlet oxygen generation properties of Fe-OCAP and its influence on the antibacterial and mechanical properties of Fe-OCAP/PU blends

“…Researchers mainly paid their attention to studying the photosensitized oxidation procedure of Pc itself. Only a few studies involved the role of Pc playing in a Pc/polymer blend [1,4,6]. Mosinger et al [1] prepared a photofunctional PU nanofabrics doped by ZnPc.…”

“…The nanofabric was found to have a bactericidal surface and a high efficiency to kill bacteria when exposed to white light. Masilela et al [6] prepared a polystyrene (PS) fiber containing low symmetrically substituted Pc by electrospun. They found that the modified polymer fiber showed high singlet oxygen production and high antimicrobial activity toward Staphylococcus aureus under illumination of visible light.…”

“…Pc has been a group of promising second generation photosensitizers [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. The mechanism of the photosensitized oxidation reactions of Pc has been widely investigated.…”

A review on electrospun bio-based polymers for water treatment

“…Over 200 polymers were successfully electrospun into long ultrathin fibres for a wide variety of applications, mostly from polymer solutions [40,42]. A classical setup of the electrospinning technique is shown in Figure 1.…”