Two-photon photodynamic therapy is a promising therapeutic method which requires the development of sensitizers with efficient two-photon absorption and singlet-oxygen generation. Reported here are two new diketopyrrolopyrrole-porphyrin conjugates as robust two-photon absorbing dyes with high two-photon absorption cross-sections within the therapeutic window. Furthermore, for the first time the singlet-oxygen generation efficiency of diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing systems is investigated. A preliminary study on cell culture showed efficient two-photon induced phototoxicity.
Keywords: diketopyrroles; dyes/pigments; photodynamic therapy; porphyrins; singlet oxygen; two-photon absorption.
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