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:Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin; du Plessis, A; Botha, LR; Rohwer, EG; Steenkamp, CMDate:Oct 2010The ultrafast dynamics of Zinc Phthalocyanine was studied using trasient absorption pump probe spectroscopy. Zinc Phthalocyanine was excited (pumped) at 672nm and probed by a white light continuum. The pump-probe technique used in this study ...Read more