Advanced Healthcare Materials · 2013 · 30 citations · 26 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceBiophotonicsOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryAntimicrobial BiomaterialsOptical PolymersPolymer Thin FilmsPolymeric NanomaterialsSurface ModificationThin Film OxidationAntibacterial BiomaterialsAntibacterial MaterialsAntibacterial Surface ModificationAntimicrobial PolymersBio-based FilmsPolyethylene TerephthalateSinglet Oxygen FormationSinglet Oxygen Generation
A flexible and transparent anti-bacterial film is prepared by depositing polyterthiophene incorporating porphyrin onto the poly(ethylene terephthalate) sheet by a simple and rapid oxidation polymerization method. The film can generate singlet oxygen by FRET from polyterthiophene to porphyrin to effectively kill the adsorbed bacteria under white light.
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