Issue 17, 2018

White light-induced cell apoptosis by a conjugated polyelectrolyte through singlet oxygen generation

Abstract

A cationic conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) PPET3 with a poly(p-phenylene ethynylene terthiophene) backbone and quaternary ammonium side chains was designed and synthesized. It serves as an efficient photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy under white light irradiation and induces cell death through the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway.

Graphical abstract: White light-induced cell apoptosis by a conjugated polyelectrolyte through singlet oxygen generation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 janv. 2018
Accepted
25 févr. 2018
First published
01 mars 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2018,8, 9218-9222

White light-induced cell apoptosis by a conjugated polyelectrolyte through singlet oxygen generation

J. Liang, P. Wu, C. Tan and Y. Jiang, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 9218 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA00774H

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