Innovative anticancer therapies based on the activation of the immune system offer promise
in the battle against cancers resistant to traditional treatments. Examples of such therapeutic …

Two phthalocyanine derivatives tetra-peripherally substituted with tert-butylsulfonyl groups
and coordinating either zinc (II) or platinum (II) ions have been synthesized and …

A fluorinated phthalocyanine and its non-fluorinated analogue were selected to evaluate the
potential enhancement of fluorination on photophysical, photochemical and redox properties …

Perovskite defect passivation has been researched extensively as an essential technique to
improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and thus drive their future …

A series of novel nonperipherally substituted tetra-15-crown-5-dibutoxyoxanthrenocyanines
(H2, Mg, Zn), acting as chameleons with the unique properties of switchable absorption and …

A new photosensitizer, PCA-ZnPc-2, was synthesized through the asymmetric
functionalization of phthalocyanine ring with a pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid as the electron …

Asymmetric zinc phthalocyanine dyes bearing electron donating tert-butylsulfanyl or
hexylsulfanyl groups and a carboxylic acid anchoring group that act as “push” and “pull” …

CoPc (COOH) 4-TiO 2 nanocomposites to be used as efficient visible light photocatalysts
were obtained by modifying TiO2 nanoparticles with cobalt (II) tetracarboxyphthalocyanine …

An efficient treatment of infections using antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT)
anticipates that uptake of photosensitizer (PS) by bacterial cells is very fast and effective. In …

Phthalocyanines are an important class of industrial dyes with potential commercial
applications ranging from photovoltaics to biomedical imaging and therapeutics. We …