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New Approach in the Application of Conjugated Polymers: The Light-Activated Source of Versatile Singlet Oxygen Molecule

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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14051098

Keywords

conjugated polymers; conductive polymers; singlet oxygen; reactive oxygen species; photosensitizers; PDT; PACT

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  1. Silesian University of Technology, Poland [04/040/RGH20/0141]

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Research has shown that conjugated polymers can serve as an effective light-activated source of singlet oxygen due to their high absorption and efficient energy transfer properties. These polymers with extended pi-conjugated bonds have novel possibilities to explore.
For many years, the research on conjugated polymers (CPs) has been mainly focused on their application in organic electronics. Recent works, however, show that due to the unique optical and photophysical properties of CPs, such as high absorption in UV-Vis or even near-infrared (NIR) region and efficient intra-/intermolecular energy transfer, which can be relatively easily optimized, CPs can be considered as an effective light-activated source of versatile and highly reactive singlet oxygen for medical or catalytic use. The aim of this short review is to present the novel possibilities that lie dormant in those exceptional polymers with the extended system of pi-conjugated bonds.

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