- Title
- Effect of the nature of nanoparticles on the photophysicochemical properties and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy of phthalocyanines
- Creator
- Magadla, Aviwe
- ThesisAdvisor
- Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- Nanoparticles
- Subject
- Phthalocyanines
- Subject
- Anti-infective agents -- Therapeutic use
- Subject
- Photochemotherapy
- Subject
- Photochemistry
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/123107
- Identifier
- vital:35406
- Description
- In this work, the syntheses and characterisation of Zn monocaffeic acid tri–tert–butyl phthalocyanine (1), Zn monocarboxyphenoxy tri– tert–butylphenoxyl phthalocyanine (2), tetrakis phenoxy N,N-dimethyl-4-(methylimino) phthalocyanine indium (III) chloride (3) and tetrakis N,N-dimethyl-4-(methylimino) phthalocyanine indium (III) chloride (5) are presented. Complexes 3 and 5 were further quartenised with 1,3- propanesultone to form corresponding complexes (4) and (6), respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 were covalently linked to amino functionalised nanoparticles (NPs). Complexes 3, 4, 5 and 6 where linked to oleic acid/oleylamine capped (OLA/OLM) silver-iron dimers (Ag-Fe3O4 OLA/OLM) and silver-iron core shell (Ag@Fe3O4 OLA/OLM) NPs via interaction between the nanoparticles and the imino group on the phthalocyanines. The phthalocyanine-NP conjugates afforded an increase in triplet quantum yields with a corresponding decrease in fluorescence quantum yield as compared to the phthalocyanine complexes alone. Complexes 3, 4 and their conjugates were then used for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy on E. coli. The zwitterionic photosensitiser 4 and its conjugates showed better efficiency for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy compared to their neutral counterparts.
- Format
- 127 Leaves, pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Chemistry
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Magadla, Aviwe
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