A Luminescent, Water-Soluble Ir(III) Complex as a Potential Photosensitizer for Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy

Autor: Elisabeta I. Szerb, Sharmistha Chatterjee, Massimo La Deda, Giovanna Palermo, Lucie Sancey, Giuseppe Strangi, Loredana Ricciardi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 24, p 11596 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app112411596
Popis: This work reports the study of two-photon induced properties of a highly luminescent cyclometalated Ir(III) complex, [Ir(ppy)2(en)] OOCCH3 (1), ppy = 2-phenylpyridine, en = ethylenediamine. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements were performed by exciting 1 at the biologically relevant wavelength of 800 nm, whereas, the generation of singlet oxygen (1O2) was evaluated using 9,10-Anthracenediyl-bis(methylene)dimalonic acid (ABDA) as a detection probe. Preliminary in vitro experiments with U87-MG cells were performed, showing the potential of this compound as a two-photon photodynamic therapy (2P-PDT) agent at NIR wavelengths.
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