Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.113, No.48, 15803-15806, 2009
Singlet Oxygen Delivery Through the Porous Cap of a Hollow-Core Fiber Optic Device
The development of the first photosensitizer/fiber optic device is reported. An oxygen-flowing, fiber-capped configuration is used for the application of heterogeneous, spatially confined singlet oxygen delivery in aqueous media. This is a unique device, unlike other heterogeneous photosensitizers, in which local concentrations of singlet oxygen can be delivered via introduction and withdrawal of the fiber tip.