Phthalocyanine-assisted photodynamic inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6604, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mantareva, Vanya ^a   Angelov, Ivan ^a   Borissova, Ekaterina ^b   Avramov, Latchezar ^b   Kussovski, Vesselin ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS   (Bulgaria)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Laser fluorescence spectroscopy; Pathogenic microorganisms; Photodynamic inactivation; Phthalocyanine Zn(II) And Al(III)Cl complexes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DYES; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGI; PATHOGENS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

LASER FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; PHOTODYNAMIC INACTIVATION; PHTHALOCYANINE ZN(II)- AND AL(III)CL-COMPLEXES;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 34249086932     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.727717     Document Type: Conference Paper

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