title: Rose Bengal incorporated in mesostructured silica nanoparticles: structural characterization, theoretical modeling and singlet oxygen delivery.
abstract: Rose Bengal (RB), a xanthene dye, incorporated into mesostructured silica nanoparticles (MSNs) exhibits efficient singlet oxygen ((1)O2) generation when illuminated with 540 nm green light which is particularly promising for PDT applications. Several systems with different RB loadings were synthesized and fully characterized by means of spectroscopic techniques in combination with a computational study, to optimize the amount of RB in order to avoid the formation of aggregates that is detrimental for a high (1)O2 delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Technological Innovation and Nano-SiSTeMI Centre, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy. enrica.gianotti@uniupo.it.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martins Estevão
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cucinotta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hioka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cossi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argeri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gianotti
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D012395:Rose Bengal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D026082:Singlet Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D026082:Singlet Oxygen; D012395:Rose Bengal; D012822:Silicon Dioxide