title: Photothermal release of singlet oxygen from gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Anthracene endoperoxide ligands anchored to the surfaces of gold nanoparticles undergo bond breaking and release singlet oxygen when the nanoparticles convert 532 nm laser light to heat localized near their surfaces.
authors.affiliation: 4D LABS, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6.
authors.forename: Amir Mahmoud
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Asadirad
authors.forename: Zach
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Erno
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Branda
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D026082:Singlet Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D026082:Singlet Oxygen; D006046:Gold