Vladimir Kabanov, David J. Press, Racheal P. S. Huynh, George K. H. Shimizu and Belinda Heyne
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 6320-6323
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC03413C,
Communication
Working with silica nanoparticle encapsulated BODIPY and xanthene photosensitizers, we have determined that singlet oxygen spends up to 78% of its lifetime inside the nanocarriers. Our systematic investigation indicates that hydrophobicity rules the photosensitizer distribution in nanoparticles, which in turn dictates the ability of these structures to release singlet oxygen.
