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PPS issue 11 is now online.  It features work on the front cover from Ana Flavia Nogueira and colleagues from the University of Campinas and the Physics Institute of São Carlos in Brazil.  In their article they describe the preparation of multilayer films based on poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) and carboxylic-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT-COOH) by electrostatic interaction using the layer-by-layer deposition method.  The thin films show considerable photocurrent responses, making them promising candidates as active layers for organic photovoltaic cells. 

Read this article for free until 15^th December:

Photoelectrochemical, photophysical and morphological studies of electrostatic layer-by-layer thin films based on poly(p-phenylenevinylene) and single-walled carbon nanotubes
L. C. P. Almeida, V. Zucolotto, R. A. Domingues, T. D. Z. Atvars and A. F. Nogueira
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1766-1772

Read PPS issue 11 online here.

This month sees the following articles in PPS that are in the top ten most accessed:-

UV wavelength-dependent DNA damage and human non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer
Gerd P. Pfeifer and Ahmad Besaratinia
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05144J

Engineered photoreceptors as novel optogenetic tools
Andreas Möglich and Keith Moffat
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1286-1300, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00167H, Perspective

Targeted photodynamic therapy of breast cancer cells using antibody-phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates
Tanya Stuchinskaya, Miguel Moreno, Michael J. Cook, Dylan R. Edwards and David A. Russell
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 822-831, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05014A

Effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with climate change
D.-P. Häder, E. W. Helbling, C. E. Williamson and R. C. Worrest
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 242-260, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90036B

Human safety review of “nano” titanium dioxide and zinc oxide
Karsten Schilling, Bobbie Bradford, Dominique Castelli, Eric Dufour, J. Frank Nash, Wolfgang Pape, Stefan Schulte, Ian Tooley, Jeroen van den Bosch and Florian Schellauf
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 495-509, DOI: 10.1039/B9PP00180H

Kinetic studies on visible-light-switchable photochromic fluorophores based on diarylethenes
Britta Seefeldt, Kai Altenhöner, Oliver Tosic, Thomas Geisler, Markus Sauer and Jochen Mattay
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1488-1495, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05051F

A new photo-switchable ”on-off” host-guest system
Youngkook Kim, Young Ho Ko, Minseon Jung, Narayanan Selvapalam and Kimoon Kim
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1415-1419, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05055A

CdS-sensitized TiO2 nanocorals: hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, application
S. S. Mali, S. K. Desai, D. S. Dalavi, C. A. Betty, P. N. Bhosale and P. S. Patil
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05084B

Supramolecular architecture of tetrathiafulvalene-bridged bis(ß-cyclodextrin) with porphyrin and its electron transfer behaviors
Jean-François Doré and Marie-Christine Chignol
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05186E

Tanning salons and skin cancer
Jean-François Doré and Marie-Christine Chignol
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05186E

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This month sees the following articles in PPS that are in the top ten most accessed:-

UV wavelength-dependent DNA damage and human non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer
Gerd P. Pfeifer and Ahmad Besaratinia
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05144J

Engineered photoreceptors as novel optogenetic tools
Andreas Möglich and Keith Moffat
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1286-1300, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00167H, Perspective

Targeted photodynamic therapy of breast cancer cells using antibody-phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates
Tanya Stuchinskaya, Miguel Moreno, Michael J. Cook, Dylan R. Edwards and David A. Russell
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 822-831, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05014A

Targeted photodynamic therapy – a promising strategy of tumor treatment
Andrzej M. Bugaj
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1097-1109, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00147C

Introduction to the themed issue in honour of the contribution of Japanese scientists to photochemistry
Cornelia Bohne
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1379-1379, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP90023D

Nanoparticles: their potential use in antibacterial photodynamic therapy
Stefano Perni, P. Prokopovich, Jonathan Pratten, Ivan P. Parkin and Michael Wilson
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 712-720, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00360C

A new tunable light-emitting and p-stacked hexa-ethyleneglycol naphthalene-bisimide oligomer: synthesis, photophysics and electrochemical properties
Jagadeesh B. Bodapati and Huriye Icil
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1283-1293, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05019B

CdS-sensitized TiO2 nanocorals: hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, application
S. S. Mali, S. K. Desai, D. S. Dalavi, C. A. Betty, P. N. Bhosale and P. S. Patil
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05084B

Photoinduced formation of reversible dye radicals and their impact on super-resolution imaging
Sebastian van de Linde, Ivan Krstić, Thomas Prisner, Sören Doose, Mike Heilemann and Markus Sauer
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 499-506, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00317D, Paper

Antimicrobial peptide-modified liposomes for bacteria targeted delivery of temoporfin in photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy
Kewei Yang, Burkhard Gitter, Ronny Rüger, Gerhard D. Wieland, Ming Chen, Xiangli Liu, Volker Albrecht and Alfred Fahr
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05100H

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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This month sees the following articles in PPS that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Targeted photodynamic therapy – a promising strategy of tumor treatment
Andrzej M. Bugaj
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1097-1109, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00147C

Targeted photodynamic therapy of breast cancer cells using antibody-phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates
Tanya Stuchinskaya, Miguel Moreno, Michael J. Cook, Dylan R. Edwards and David A. Russell
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 822-831, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05014A

Photoinduced formation of reversible dye radicals and their impact on super-resolution imaging
Sebastian van de Linde, Ivan Krstić, Thomas Prisner, Sören Doose, Mike Heilemann and Markus Sauer
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 499-506, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00317D, Paper

Interaction between a cationic porphyrin and bovine serum albumin studied by surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry
Chang-Qing Xiao, Feng-Lei Jiang, Bo Zhou, Ran Li and Yi Liu
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1110-1117, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05008G

Engineered photoreceptors as novel optogenetic tools
Andreas Möglich and Keith Moffat
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1286-1300, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00167H, Perspective

Nanoparticles: their potential use in antibacterial photodynamic therapy
Stefano Perni, P. Prokopovich, Jonathan Pratten, Ivan P. Parkin and Michael Wilson
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 712-720, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00360C

Photodynamic therapy and two-photon bio-imaging applications of hydrophobic chromophores through amphiphilic polymer delivery
Thibault Gallavardin, Mathieu Maurin, Sophie Marotte, Timea Simon, Ana-Maria Gabudean, Yann Bretonnière, Mikael Lindgren, Frédéric Lerouge, Patrick L. Baldeck, Olivier Stéphan, Yann Leverrier, Jacqueline Marvel, Stéphane Parola, Olivier Maury and Chantal Andraud
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1216-1225, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00381F

Studies of the fluorescence light-up effect of amino-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives in the presence of biomacromolecules
Katja Faulhaber, Anton Granzhan, Heiko Ihmels, Daniela Otto, Laura Thomas and Sharon Wells
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05106G

Photochromic and photophysical properties of new benzo- and naphtho[1,3]oxazine switches
Yaroslav Prostota, Paulo Jorge Coelho, João Pina and João Seixas de Melo
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1346-1354, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05067B

Autophagic-lysosomal dysregulation downstream of cathepsin B inactivation in human skin fibroblasts exposed to UVA
Sarah D. Lamore and Georg T. Wondrak
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05131H

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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This month sees the following articles in PPS that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Engineered photoreceptors as novel optogenetic tools
Andreas Möglich and Keith Moffat
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1286-1300, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00167H, Perspective

Using the computer to understand the chemistry of conical intersections
Igor Schapiro, Federico Melaccio, Elena N. Laricheva and Massimo Olivucci
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 867-886, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00290A, Perspective

Targeted photodynamic therapy of breast cancer cells using antibody-phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates
Tanya Stuchinskaya, Miguel Moreno, Michael J. Cook, Dylan R. Edwards and David A. Russell
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. , 2011, 10, 822-831, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05014A

Targeted photodynamic therapy – a promising strategy of tumor treatment
Andrzej M. Bugaj
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. , 2011, 10, 1097-1109, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00147C

Nanoparticles: their potential use in antibacterial photodynamic therapy
Stefano Perni, P. Prokopovich, Jonathan Pratten, Ivan P. Parkin and Michael Wilson
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 712-720, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00360C

Complexes of the antitumoral drugs Doxorubicin and Sabarubicin with telomeric G-quadruplex in basket conformation: ground and excited state properties
Ilse Manet, Francesco Manoli, Barbara Zambelli, Giuseppina Andreano, Annalisa Masi, Luciano Cellai, Stefano Ottani, Giancarlo Marconi and Sandra Monti
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1326-1337, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05065F

Modulation of the spectroscopic property of Bodipy derivates through tuning the molecular configuration
Yuting Chen, Liang Wan, Daopeng Zhang, Yongzhong Bian and Jianzhuang Jiang
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 1030-1038, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP00001B

Photoinduced formation of reversible dye radicals and their impact on super-resolution imaging
Sebastian van de Linde, Ivan Krstić, Thomas Prisner, Sören Doose, Mike Heilemann and Markus Sauer
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 499-506, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00317D, Paper

Kinetic studies on visible-light-switchable photochromic fluorophores based on diarylethenes
Britta Seefeldt, Kai Altenhöner, Oliver Tosic, Thomas Geisler, Markus Sauer and Jochen Mattay
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. , 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05051F

Synthetic approaches for the conjugation of porphyrins and related macrocycles to peptides and proteins
Francesca Giuntini, Cristina M. A. Alonso and Ross W. Boyle
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 759-791, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00366B

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The latest issue of PPS is now online featuring work from Jun-Gill Kang and co-workers on the front cover.  The image is demonstrating that solvatochromic luminescence of pyridocarbazolone containing a hydroxy group is associated with the basicity of the solvent.  These findings are presented in the group from South Korea’s study ‘Luminescence properties of 4-hydroxy-5-phenylpyrido[3,2,1-jk]carbazol-6-one: solvatochromism and sensitivity to amine solution’ which you can read online here.

The issue also contains a perspective article from Mary Norval and Gregory Woods entitled ‘UV-induced immunosuppression and the efficacy of vaccination’.  Read more about this interesting subject in an interview with Mary Norval here.

Read PPS Issue 8 online now!

The latest issue of PPS is now online and can be read here.  The cover features an article from Alfonso Blázquez-Castro and co-workers from Spain entitled ‘Tumour cell death induced by the bulk photovoltaic effect of LiNbO₃:Fe under visible light irradiation’. 

This work reports a pioneer application of the bulk photovoltaic effect in the biomedical field.  The team demonstrate that the bulk photovoltaic effect, capable of inducing very high electric fields (up to 105 V cm^-2), applied to cultured HeLa cells, using a crystal plate or microcrystals of iron-doped lithium niobate and blue or green light, induced a massive necrotic cell death.

 For more information read the full article here. 

This month sees the following articles in PPS that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Targeted photodynamic therapy of breast cancer cells using antibody-phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates 
Tanya Stuchinskaya, Miguel Moreno, Michael J. Cook, Dylan R. Edwards and David A. Russell  
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 822-831 DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05014A  

Engineered photoreceptors as novel optogenetic tools 
Andreas Möglich and Keith Moffat 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1286-1300 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00167H, Perspective 

Photoinduced formation of reversible dye radicals and their impact on super-resolution imaging 
Sebastian van de Linde, Ivan Krstić, Thomas Prisner, Sören Doose, Mike Heilemann and Markus Sauer 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 499-506 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00317D, Paper 

Ozone depletion and climate change: impacts on UV radiation 
R. L. McKenzie, P. J. Aucamp, A. F. Bais, L. O. Björn, M. Ilyas and S. Madronich 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 182-198 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90034F, Perspective 

Synthetic approaches for the conjugation of porphyrins and related macrocycles to peptides and proteins 
Francesca Giuntini, Cristina M. A. Alonso and Ross W. Boyle 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 759-791 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00366B  

Drug delivery technologies and immunological aspects of photodynamic therapy 
Kristian Berg, Jakub Golab, Mladen Korbelik and David Russell 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 647-648 DOI: 10.1039/C1PP90010B  

Photodimerization of HCl salts of azastilbenes in the solid state 
Barnali Mondal, Burjor Captain and V. Ramamurthy 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05070B  

A new photo-switchable -on-off- host-guest system 
Youngkook Kim, Young Ho Ko, Minseon Jung, Narayanan Selvapalam and Kimoon Kim 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05055A  

Balancing forces in the photoperiodic control of flowering 
Sabrina E. Sanchez, Juan I. Cagnola, María Crepy, Marcelo J. Yanovsky and Jorge J. Casal 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 451-460 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00252F  

Methylene blue covalently loaded polyacrylamide nanoparticles for enhanced tumor-targeted photodynamic therapy 
Ming Qin, Hoe Jin Hah, Gwangseong Kim, Guochao Nie, Yong-Eun Koo Lee and Raoul Kopelman 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 832-841 DOI: 10.1039/C1PP05022B  

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