Investigation of photophysicochemical properties of zinc phthalocyanines conjugated to metallic nanoparticles
- Dube, Edith, Nwaji, Njemuwa, Oluwole, David O, Mack, John, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Dube, Edith , Nwaji, Njemuwa , Oluwole, David O , Mack, John , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/233425 , vital:50089 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.09.020"
- Description: The syntheses of zinc(II) tetra–[3–(4–phenoxy) (propanoic acid) phthalocyanine] (2) and zinc(II) mono–[3–(4–phenoxy) (propanoic acid) phthalocyanine (3) are reported in this work. Compounds 2 and 3 were covalently linked to glutathione capped silver (AgNPs–GSH), gold (AuNPs–GSH) and silver-gold alloy (Ag3Au1NPs–GSH) nanoparticles (NPs) via an amide bond formation to afford the conjugates: 2–AgNPs–GSH, 3–AgNPs–GSH, 2–AuNPs–GSH, 3–AuNPs–GSH, 2-Ag3Au1NPs–GSH and 3-Ag3Au1NPs–GSH. The photophysicochemical behaviours of the compounds and their conjugates with NPs were assessed in solution. The conjugates afforded a decrease in fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes with improved triplet quantum yields in comparison to the compounds. Accordingly, the AgNPs and AuNPs conjugates with the compounds afforded high singlet quantum yields. On the contrary, the conjugates of the alloy afforded decreased singlet quantum yields probably due to the screening effect. The compounds and their conjugates with NPs could serve as a viable and efficacious photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy.
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- Date Issued: 2017
- Authors: Dube, Edith , Nwaji, Njemuwa , Oluwole, David O , Mack, John , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/233425 , vital:50089 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.09.020"
- Description: The syntheses of zinc(II) tetra–[3–(4–phenoxy) (propanoic acid) phthalocyanine] (2) and zinc(II) mono–[3–(4–phenoxy) (propanoic acid) phthalocyanine (3) are reported in this work. Compounds 2 and 3 were covalently linked to glutathione capped silver (AgNPs–GSH), gold (AuNPs–GSH) and silver-gold alloy (Ag3Au1NPs–GSH) nanoparticles (NPs) via an amide bond formation to afford the conjugates: 2–AgNPs–GSH, 3–AgNPs–GSH, 2–AuNPs–GSH, 3–AuNPs–GSH, 2-Ag3Au1NPs–GSH and 3-Ag3Au1NPs–GSH. The photophysicochemical behaviours of the compounds and their conjugates with NPs were assessed in solution. The conjugates afforded a decrease in fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes with improved triplet quantum yields in comparison to the compounds. Accordingly, the AgNPs and AuNPs conjugates with the compounds afforded high singlet quantum yields. On the contrary, the conjugates of the alloy afforded decreased singlet quantum yields probably due to the screening effect. The compounds and their conjugates with NPs could serve as a viable and efficacious photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy.
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- Date Issued: 2017
Photophysicochemical behaviour of anionic indium phthalocyanine when grafted onto AgxAuy and porous silica nanoparticles
- Dube, Edith, Oluwole, David O, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Dube, Edith , Oluwole, David O , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188899 , vital:44796 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.05.071"
- Description: This work reports on the synthesis of glutathione functionalised Ag3Au1 (Ag rich alloy, denoted as AgAu) and Ag1Au3 (Au rich alloy – denoted as AuAg) nano alloys as well as aminopropyl triethoxylsilane capped Ag1Au3 doped silica nanoparticles (NPs). The NPs were covalently linked to indium(III) chloride 2,9(10),16(17),23(24)–tetra–(3–carboxyphenoxy)phthalocyanine (1) via amide bond to form 1–AgAuNPs–GSH and 1–AuAgNPs–GSH. The AgAuNPs were also doped into aminopropyl triethoxylsilane (APTES) silica NPs (SiNPs-APTES) followed by linkage to complex 1 to form 1–AgAu-SiNPs–APTES. The photophysicochemical behaviour of complex 1 and its nanoconjugates were investigated. Decrease in the fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes was observed in the conjugates in comparison to 1 alone. The singlet oxygen quantum yield for 1–AgAuNPs–GSH and 1–AuAgNPs–GSH decreased probably due to the screening effect caused by the NPs, while that of 1–AgAu-SiNPs–APTES increased in dimethylsulfoxide probably due to the permeability of the porous silica matrix to molecular oxygen.
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- Date Issued: 2017
- Authors: Dube, Edith , Oluwole, David O , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188899 , vital:44796 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.05.071"
- Description: This work reports on the synthesis of glutathione functionalised Ag3Au1 (Ag rich alloy, denoted as AgAu) and Ag1Au3 (Au rich alloy – denoted as AuAg) nano alloys as well as aminopropyl triethoxylsilane capped Ag1Au3 doped silica nanoparticles (NPs). The NPs were covalently linked to indium(III) chloride 2,9(10),16(17),23(24)–tetra–(3–carboxyphenoxy)phthalocyanine (1) via amide bond to form 1–AgAuNPs–GSH and 1–AuAgNPs–GSH. The AgAuNPs were also doped into aminopropyl triethoxylsilane (APTES) silica NPs (SiNPs-APTES) followed by linkage to complex 1 to form 1–AgAu-SiNPs–APTES. The photophysicochemical behaviour of complex 1 and its nanoconjugates were investigated. Decrease in the fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes was observed in the conjugates in comparison to 1 alone. The singlet oxygen quantum yield for 1–AgAuNPs–GSH and 1–AuAgNPs–GSH decreased probably due to the screening effect caused by the NPs, while that of 1–AgAu-SiNPs–APTES increased in dimethylsulfoxide probably due to the permeability of the porous silica matrix to molecular oxygen.
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- Date Issued: 2017
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