Issue 28, 2019
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Zinc phthalocyanine activated by conventional indoor light makes a highly efficient antimicrobial material from regular cellulose†

Natalia E. Grammatikova, ORCID logo a   Lijo George, ORCID logo b   Zafar Ahmed, ORCID logo b   Nuno R. Candeias, ORCID logo b   Nikita A. Durandin ORCID logo b  and  Alexander Efimov ORCID logo *b  

* Corresponding authors

a G. F. Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya 11, Moscow, Russian Federation

b Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 8, Tampere, Finland
E-mail: alexandre.efimov@tuni.fi

Abstract

Zn phthalocyanine with improved synthesis suitable for bulk production shows extremely high antimicrobial efficacies even under weak indoor light. The dye-impregnated cellulose material inactivates over 99.996% of drug-resistant C. albicans, S. aureus and E. faecalis in just one hour exposure with consumer-grade fluorescent lamps and diodes.

Graphical abstract: Zinc phthalocyanine activated by conventional indoor light makes a highly efficient antimicrobial material from regular cellulose

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB01095E
Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 May 2019
Accepted
21 Jun 2019
First published
21 Jun 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 4379-4384

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Zinc phthalocyanine activated by conventional indoor light makes a highly efficient antimicrobial material from regular cellulose

N. E. Grammatikova, L. George, Z. Ahmed, N. R. Candeias, N. A. Durandin and A. Efimov, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019, 7, 4379 DOI: 10.1039/C9TB01095E

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