Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Oct 2012Significant attention is being paid to dye solar cells (DSCs) as the next generation in solar cell technology for their low cost alternative to the currently implemented solid state solar cells [1]. In these devices, photosensitisers are one ...Read more
Author:Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin; du Plessis, A; Botha, LR; Rohwer, EG; Steenkanp, CMDate:01 Sep 2010Phthalocyanines are new class of photosensitiser used for photodynamic therapy. These drugs are used to treat small and superficial tumours. In recent years, a particular attention has been given to phthalocyanine in order to search suitable ...Read more
Author:Maduray, K; Karsten, A; Odhav, B; Nyokong, TDate:May 2011A series of water-soluble tetrasulfonated metallophthalocyanines (MPcs) dyes have been studied to be used as a drug or photosensitizer (PS) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of cancers. During PDT the PS is administrated ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Sep 2013This study reports the successful synthesis and integration of metallo-octacarboxyphthalocyanines-multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MOCPc-MWCNTs) (M = Zn, Ga(OH) and Si(OH)2) hybrid system for the application of dye solar cells. The metal ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Apr 2013Significant attention is being paid to dye solar cells (DSCs) as the next generation in solar cell technology for their low cost alternative to the currently implemented solid state solar cells [1]. In these devices, photosensitisers are one ...Read more
Author:Oni, J; Ozoemena, KIDate:Aug 2012Numerous are the ways through which phthalocyanines have been put into very good use. The on-going search for new energy storage and conversion systems has made phthalocyanines even prettier as alternatives to metal and metal oxide catalysts ...Read more
Author:Ndhundhuma, I; Hauser, C; Scalfi-Happ, C; Rück, A; Steiner, RDate:Aug 2011The exposure of a photosensitizer to visible light, preferably laser light in the red region, in the presence of molecular oxygen results in a photochemical reaction described as photodynamic therapy (PDT). Photodynamic therapy is increasingly ...Read more