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Supramolecular Confinement within Chitosan Nanocomposites Enhances Singlet Oxygen Generation
Author(s) -
Naim Khalid,
Nair Sreejisha T.,
Yadav Pranjali,
Shanavas Asifkhan,
Neelakandan Prakash P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201800041
Subject(s) - singlet oxygen , bodipy , chemistry , nanocomposite , supramolecular chemistry , chitosan , molecule , photochemistry , oxygen , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , fluorescence , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics
The synthesis of water‐soluble chitosan nanocomposites incorporating BODIPY and the investigation of their photosensitization properties is reported. It was observed that the singlet oxygen generation capability of nanocomposites containing a mixture of BODIPY and iodine‐containing molecules are higher than that of the nanocomposites containing BODIPY alone. It is hypothesized that the supramolecular interactions between BODIPY and iodine‐containing molecules confined within the nanocomposites lead to the enhanced singlet oxygen generation.