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Rational design of a red-light absorbing ruthenium polypyridine complex as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy†

Alessia Fennes,a   Nicolás Montesdeoca,a   Zisis Papadopoulosa  and  Johannes Karges ORCID logo *a  

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Abstract

Herein, the computer-guided design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation of a RuC polypyridine complex, that could eradicate cancerous cells upon excitation with red light at 630 nm, is reported.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC04126G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Aug 2024
Accepted
28 Aug 2024
First published
02 Sep 2024
This article is Open Access
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Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article

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Rational design of a red-light absorbing ruthenium polypyridine complex as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy

A. Fennes, N. Montesdeoca, Z. Papadopoulos and J. Karges, Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04126G

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