Silicon nanoparticles produced by femtosecond laser ablation in water as novel contamination-free photosensitizers

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Rioux, David ^a   Laferrière, Marie ^a   Douplik, Alexandre ^b,c   Shah, Duoaud ^b   Lilge, Lothar ^b   Kabashin, Andrei V ^a,d   Meunier, Michel M ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Laser ablation; Photosensitizers; Phototoxicity; Silicon nanoparticles; Singlet oxygen

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; LASER ABLATION; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

CONTAMINATION-FREE; FEMTOSECOND LASER ABLATIONS; INORGANIC CONTAMINATIONS; LASER IRRADIATIONS; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOTOXICITY; SILICON NANOPARTICLES; SINGLET OXYGEN;

LASERS;

NANOPARTICLE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 62149140827     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3086608     Document Type: Article

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