A highly efficient supramolecular photoswitch for singlet oxygen generation in water.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Liu, Guoxing; Xu, Xiufang; Chen, Yong; Wu, Xianjing; Wu, Huang; Liu, Yu
- Source
- Chemical Communications. 6/28/2016, Vol. 52 Issue 51, p7966-7969. 4p.
- Subject
- *SUPRAMOLECULAR polymers
*PHOTODYNAMIC therapy
*ENERGY transfer
*OXYGEN therapy
*WATER-soluble polymers
- Language
- ISSN
- 1359-7345
A series of water-soluble supramolecular assemblies were constructed from dithienylethene-modified permethyl-β-cyclodextrins and porphyrin derivatives, accompanied by a high FRET efficiency, and could be applied in the control of singlet oxygen generation in a 1% ethanol aqueous solution upon irradiation of different wavelength light. These findings will provide a feasible and convenient way to construct a potential photodynamic therapy material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]