Abstract
Covalent attachment of 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (DMN) based endoperoxide forming subunits to a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) backbone has been achieved. The functionalized polymer materials prepared and characterized here can serve as biocompatible carrier systems for studying cellular uptake, intermediate storage and delayed release of singlet oxygen, which opens up new doors for optimizing a variety of medical applications of photogenerated DMN-endoperoxides such as antiviral, antibacterial, antiplasmodial and antitumor activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 63-68 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Fields of science
- 104 Chemistry
- 104011 Materials chemistry
- 104016 Photochemistry
- 106032 Photobiology
- 210005 Nanophotonics
- 104003 Inorganic chemistry
- 104015 Organic chemistry
- 107002 Bionics
- 301305 Medical chemistry
- 301904 Cancer research
JKU Focus areas
- Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
- Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)