Hybrid Silver Nanocubes for Improved Plasmon-Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Production and Inactivation of Bacteria

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 141; no. 1; pp. 684 - 692
• Main Authors: Macia, Nicolas, Bresoli-Obach, Roger, Nonell, Santi, Heyne, Belinda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 09.01.2019
• Subjects: anisotropy; antimicrobial properties; bacteria; colloids; nanoparticles; nanosilver; nanospheres; oxygen production; photosensitizing agents; silica; silver; singlet oxygen

Plasmonic nanoparticles can strongly interact with adjacent photosensitizer molecules, resulting in a significant alteration of their singlet oxygen (1O2) production. In this work, we report the next generation of metal-enhanced 1O2 nanoplatforms exploiting the lightning rod effect, or plasmon hot s...