Łukasz Ożóg
David Aebisher
Singlet oxygen lifetime and diffusion measurements
Łukasz Ożóg
David Aebisher
Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Received: 29 March 2018 / Accepted: 27 May 2018 / Published: 30 June 2018
Abstract
Introduction. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered to be a promising antitumor methodology due the cytotoxicity of singlet oxygen (1O2).
Aim. To present singlet oxygen which is highly reactive and decomposes to the ground state rapidly.
Material and methods. Analysis of literature.
Results. This review presents techniques to measure lifetime and diffusion of 1O2.
Cite
Ożog Ł, Aebisher D. Singlet oxygen lifetime and diffusion measurements. Eur J Clin Exp Med. 2018;16(2):123–126. doi: 10.15584/ ejcem.2018.2.7
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