| Literature DB >> 20497367 |
David Aebisher1, Matibur Zamadar, Adaickapillai Mahendran, Goutam Ghosh, Catherine McEntee, Alexander Greer.
Abstract
Traditionally, Type II heterogeneous photo-oxidations produce singlet oxygen via external irradiation of a sensitizer and external supply of ground-state oxygen. A potential improvement is reported here. A hollow-core fiber-optic device was developed with an "internal" supply of light and flowing oxygen, and a porous photosensitizer-end capped configuration. Singlet oxygen was delivered through the fiber tip. The singlet oxygen steady-state concentration in the immediate vicinity of the probe tip was ca 20 fm by N-benzoyl-DL-methionine trapping. The device is portable and the singlet oxygen-generating tip is maneuverable, which opened the door to simple disinfectant studies. Complete Escherichia coli inactivation was observed in 2 h when the singlet oxygen sensitizing probe tip was immersed in 0.1 mL aqueous samples of 0.1-4.4 x 10(7) cells. Photobleaching of the probe tip occurred after ca 12 h of use, requiring baking and sensitizer reloading steps for reuse.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20497367 PMCID: PMC4845035 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00748.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Photochem Photobiol ISSN: 0031-8655 Impact factor: 3.421