Porphyrin-based compounds and their applications in materials and medicine

Porphyrin-based compounds has been the subject of recent investigations for their chemical and biological properties. A variety of chemical modifications have been introduced in the porphyrin skeleton to improve the diversity, stability, and selectivity for porphyrin-based compounds. This review provides an update on a variety of porphyrin-based compounds and highlights new developments in porphyrin-based structural modification, with a specific emphasis on their recent roles in organic solar cells, porphyrin-based functional devices, and for cancer treatment.

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Recent investigations have focused on porphyrin-based compounds due to their chemical and biological properties. Various chemical modifications have been introduced to improve diversity, stability, and selectivity of porphyrin-based compounds. These compounds play important roles in organic solar cells, functional devices, and cancer treatment.