Study of the interactions of phthalocyanines with gold nanoparticles.

MENA LEANDRO; NATALIA PACIONI; TOMAS C. TEMPESTI

Carlos Paz

Conferencia; 13th Latin American Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry.; 2015

UNC

Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are a group of macrocyclic compounds of great importance in bioorganic chemistry. Its structure includes a central atom, usually zinc, silicon or aluminum, to increase singlet oxygen production. These compounds have fluorescent capabilities and strong absorption bands in the range of 650- 700 nm (Q-band). This absorption in the red zone of the visible spectrum can penetrate biological tissue, such as the skin.