The aggregation and supramolecular chirality of the interfacial assemblies of an achiral phthalcyanine derivative, zinc 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octakis(octyloxy)-29 H,31 H-phthaloxyanine (ZnPc), were investigated, and a surface pressure dependent behavior was observed. It was found that ZnPc could be spread as a Langmuir film on water surface and transferred onto solid substrates by the horizontal...

The novel pyridine bearing schiff base substituted metal-free (9), zinc(II) phthalocyanine (10), and its quaternized derivative (11) were designed synthesized. These phthalocyanines fully characterized by spectroscopic methods (FT-IR, UV-Vis, MALDI-TOF, 1H NMR). photo-physicochemical properties of these investigated in both DMSO DMF for 10 aqueous solution 11. addition Schiff groups as peripher...

The cover picture shows the selective internalization of molecules a di-galactosyl zinc(II) phthalocyanine into cancer cell. Upon light irradiation, these are excited and interact with endogenous oxygen to generate highly reactive singlet oxygen, which oxidatively damages cellular components, leading cell death eventually. More information can be found in Research Article by Dennis K. P. Ng, co...

Electroreflection and Raman spectra (in situ and ex situ) of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) films (80 nm thick) have been studied. Raman spectra were resonantly and preresonantly enhanced. Both electroreflection and Raman experiments reveal the homogeneous inclusion of electrolyte anions upon oxidation of the film. The anions coordinate preferentially axial positions of the ZnPc molecule. This proc...

Enriched semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT (6,5) and SWCNT (7,6)) and HiPco nanotubes were covalently functionalized with either zinc phthalocyanine or silicon phthalocyanine as electron donors. The synthetic strategy resulted in edge-on and face-on geometries with respect to the phthalocyanine geometry, with both phthalocyanines held by an electronically conducting diphenyla...

Photoacoustic imaging is a novel hybrid imaging modality combining the high spatial resolution of optical imaging with the high penetration depth of ultrasound imaging. Here, for the first time, we evaluate the efficacy of various photosensitizers that are widely used as photodynamic therapeutic (PDT) agents as photoacoustic contrast agents. Photoacoustic imaging of photosensitizers exhibits ad...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a modality for the removal of solid tumors, in which a photosensitized tumor is irradiated with intense light to activate the photosensitizer and induce local hyperoxidative stress. The production of reactive molecular species at the tumor site results in massive tumor cell death, vascular shutdown, and a prolonged antitumor immune response. Promising results have ...