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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 

The human health effects of ozone depletion and interactions with climate change 
M. Norval, R. M. Lucas, A. P. Cullen, F. R. de Gruijl, J. Longstreth, Y. Takizawa and J. C. van der Leun 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 199-225 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90044C, Perspective 

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 

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, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1PP00001B, Paper 

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

Effects of solar UV and climate change on materials 
A. L. Andrady, H. Hamid and A. Torikai 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 292-300 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90038A, Perspective 

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, Perspective 

Effect of titanium dioxide crystalline structure on the photocatalytic production of hydrogen 
Gian Luca Chiarello, Agatino Di Paola, Leonardo Palmisano and Elena Selli 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 355-360 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00154F, Paper 

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 

Cytosolic delivery of LDL nanoparticle cargo using photochemical internalization 
Honglin Jin, Jonathan F. Lovell, Juan Chen, Kenneth Ng, Weiguo Cao, Lili Ding, Zhihong Zhang and Gang Zheng 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00350F, Paper 

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

The human health effects of ozone depletion and interactions with climate change 
M. Norval, R. M. Lucas, A. P. Cullen, F. R. de Gruijl, J. Longstreth, Y. Takizawa and J. C. van der Leun 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 199-225, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90044C, Perspective 

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 

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

Questions and answers about the environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2010 assessment 
Pieter J. Aucamp, Lars Olof Björn and Robyn Lucas 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 301-316, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90045A, Paper 

Effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on terrestrial ecosystems. Patterns, mechanisms, and interactions with climate change 
C. L. Ballaré, M. M. Caldwell, S. D. Flint, S. A. Robinson and J. F. Bornman 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 226-241, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90035D, Perspective 

Is the photoactive yellow protein a UV-B/blue light photoreceptor? 
Elizabeth C. Carroll, Marijke Hospes, Carmen Valladares, Klaas J. Hellingwerf and Delmar S. Larsen 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 464-468, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00274G, Communication 

2,5-PRODAN: synthesis and properties 
Christopher J. Abelt, Tao Sun and Renata K. Everett 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 618-622, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00377H, Paper 

Urea derivatives enhance the photocatalytic activity of dye-modified titanium dioxide 
Stefan Füldner, Tatiana Mitkina, Tobias Trottmann, Alexandra Frimberger, Michael Gruber and Burkhard König 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 623-625, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00374C, Paper 

Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals 
Masahiro Irie 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1535-1542, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00251H, Perspective 

Photodynamic therapy enhancement of anti-tumor immunity 
Craig M. Brackett and Sandra O. Gollnick 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00354A, Perspective 

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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 

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, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00317D, Paper 

Visible light flavin photo-oxidation of methylbenzenes, styrenes and phenylacetic acids 
Robert Lechner, Susanne Kümmel and Burkhard König 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1367-1377, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00202J, Paper 

Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals 
Masahiro Irie 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1535-1542, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00251H, Perspective 

Photocatalytic discoloration of aqueous malachite green solutions by UV-illuminated TiO2 nanoparticles under air and nitrogen atmospheres: effects of counter-ions and pH 
Julián Andrés Rengifo-Herrera, Luis René Pizzio, Mirta Noemí Blanco, Christophe Roussel and César Pulgarin 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 29-34, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00196A, Paper 

Exploring the effect of supramolecular structures of micelles and cyclodextrins on fluorescence emission of local anesthetics 
Emilia Iglesias 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00286K, Paper 

Light-powered molecular devices and machines 
Paola Ceroni, Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi and Vincenzo Balzani 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1561-1573, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00233J, Perspective 

The human health effects of ozone depletion and interactions with climate change 
M. Norval, R. M. Lucas, A. P. Cullen, F. R. de Gruijl, J. Longstreth, Y. Takizawa and J. C. van der Leun 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10, 199-225, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP90044C, Perspective 

Photodynamic therapy enhancement of anti-tumor immunity 
Craig M. Brackett and Sandra O. Gollnick 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00354A, Perspective 

Light relief: photochemistry and medicine 
David Phillips 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1589-1596, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00237B, Perspective 

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

Light-powered molecular devices and machines 
Paola Ceroni, Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi and Vincenzo Balzani 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1561-1573, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00233J, Perspective 

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

Light relief: photochemistry and medicine 
David Phillips 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1589-1596, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00237B, 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, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00317D, Paper 

Singlet oxygen: there is still something new under the sun, and it is better than ever 
Peter R. Ogilby 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1543-1560, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00213E, Perspective 

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, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00252F, Perspective 

Effective photoinactivation of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains using an HIV-1 Tat peptide-porphyrin conjugate 
Ludovic Bourré, Francesca Giuntini, Ian M. Eggleston, Charles A. Mosse, Alexander J. MacRobert and Michael Wilson 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1613-1620, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00146E, Paper 

Modification of near-infrared cyanine dyes by serum albumin protein 
Kamlesh Awasthi and Goro Nishimura 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00271B, Communication 

Photophysical behaviour and photodynamic activity of zinc phthalocyanines associated to liposomes 
Angélica M. Garcia, Emilio Alarcon, Marcelo Muñoz, Juan C. Scaiano, Ana María Edwards and Eduardo Lissi Photochem.
Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00289E, Paper 

Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals 
Masahiro Irie 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1535-1542, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00251H, Perspective 

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Welcome to 2011, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences issue 1 is now live and we are officially celebrating our 10th year of publication.

In our first issue of 2011, the Editors reflect on the highlights for the journal. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (PPS) has published excellent themed issues in the past and they have been highly downloaded and cited. Recent themed issues published in 2010 are:

We sincerely thank all the guest editors involved for making those themed issues possible. All the themed issues published over the last 10 years can be viewed here.  

PPS has the fastest times to publication in the photoscience field so why not take advantage of these fast processing times and submit your work to Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences today.

Read the 2011 Editorial here!

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 

Singlet oxygen: there is still something new under the sun, and it is better than ever 
Peter R. Ogilby 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1543-1560, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00213E, Perspective 

Light relief: photochemistry and medicine 
David Phillips 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1589-1596, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00237B, Perspective 

Light-powered molecular devices and machines 
Paola Ceroni, Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi and Vincenzo Balzani 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1561-1573, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00233J, Perspective 

Vertebrate ancient opsin and melanopsin: divergent irradiance detectors 
Wayne L. Davies, Mark W. Hankins and Russell G. Foster 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1444-1457, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00203H, Perspective 

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, Perspective 

Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals 
Masahiro Irie 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1535-1542 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00251H, Perspective 

Human ocular carotenoid-binding proteins 
Binxing Li, Preejith Vachali and Paul S. Bernstein 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1418-1425, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00126K, Perspective 

What site-directed labeling studies tell us about the mechanism of rhodopsin activation and G-protein binding 
David L. Farrens 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1466-1474, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00283F, Perspective 

Supramolecular architecture of tetrathiafulvalene-bridged bis(β-cyclodextrin) with porphyrin and its electron transfer behaviors 
Ying-Ming Zhang, Yong Chen, Rui-Jie Zhuang and Yu Liu 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00224K, Paper 

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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  

Vertebrate ancient opsin and melanopsin: divergent irradiance detectors 
Wayne L. Davies, Mark W. Hankins and Russell G. Foster 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1444-1457, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00203H, Perspective  

Light-induced body color change in developing zebrafish 
Tomoya Shiraki, Daisuke Kojima and Yoshitaka Fukada 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1498-1504, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00199F, Paper  

What site-directed labeling studies tell us about the mechanism of rhodopsin activation and G-protein binding 
David L. Farrens 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1466-1474, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00283F, Perspective 

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, Perspective  

Fluorescent proteins as light-inducible photochemical partners 
Konstantin A. Lukyanov, Ekaterina O. Serebrovskaya, Sergey Lukyanov and Dmitriy M. Chudakov 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1301-1306, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00114G, Perspective  

Laboratory apparatus for the accurate, facile and rapid determination of visible light photoreaction quantum yields 
Uwe Megerle, Robert Lechner, Burkhard König and Eberhard Riedle 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1400-1406, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00195C, Technical Note  

Diffusion pathways of oxygen species in the phototoxic fluorescent protein KillerRed 
Arijit Roy, Philippe Carpentier, Dominique Bourgeois and Martin Field 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1342-1350, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00141D, Paper  

Blue light induced A2E oxidation in rat eyes – experimental animal model of dry AMD 
A. R. Wielgus, R. J. Collier, E. Martin, F. B. Lih, K. B. Tomer, C. F. Chignell and J. E. Roberts 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1505-1512, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00133C, Paper  

A photoswitchable DNA-binding protein based on a truncated GCN4-photoactive yellow protein chimera 
Stacy-Anne Morgan and G. Andrew Woolley 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1320-1326, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00214C, Paper  

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This month sees the following articles in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Highly emissive metal organic framework composites by host-guest chemistry 
Maike Müller, André Devaux, Cheng-Han Yang, Luisa De Cola and Roland A. Fischer 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 846-853, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00070A

Iridium(iii) luminophores as energy donors for sensitised emission from lanthanides in the visible and near-infrared regions 
Nicholas M. Tart, Daniel Sykes, Igor Sazanovich, Ian S. Tidmarsh and Michael D. Ward 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 886-889, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00011F

Novel photosensitisers derived from pyropheophorbide-a: uptake by cells and photodynamic efficiency in vitro 
Ioanna Stamati, Marina K. Kuimova, Mattia Lion, Gokhan Yahioglu, David Phillips and Mahendra P. Deonarain 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1033-1041, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00038H  

Probing the interactions between disulfide-based ligands and gold nanoparticles using a functionalised fluorescent perylene-monoimide dye 
Julien R. G. Navarro, Marcel Plugge, Matthieu Loumaigne, Angel Sanchez-Gonzalez, Benedetta Mennucci, Anne Débarre, Albert M. Brouwer and Martinus H. V. Werts 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1042-1054, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00063A

A photo- and electrochemically-active porphyrin-fullerene dyad electropolymer 
Miguel Gervaldo, Paul A. Liddell, Gerdenis Kodis, Bradley J. Brennan, Christopher R. Johnson, James W. Bridgewater, Ana L. Moore, Thomas A. Moore and Devens Gust 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 890-900, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00013B

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  

Exploring the effects of solvent polarity on the rate of Förster-type electronic energy transfer in a closely-spaced molecular dyad  
Anthony Harriman and Raymond Ziessel 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 960-967, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00062K

Transduction of excited state energy between covalently linked porphyrins and phthalocyanines 
Anita Hausmann, Ana R. M. Soares, M. Victoria Martínez-Díaz, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Augusto C. Tomé, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Tomas Torres and Dirk M. Guldi 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1027-1032, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00060D

Generalized solvent scales as a tool for investigating solvent dependence of spectroscopic and kinetic parameters. Application to fluorescent BODIPY dyes 
Aleksander Filarowski, Małgorzata Kluba, Katarzyna Cieślik-Boczula, Aleksander Koll, Andrzej Kochel, Lesley Pandey, Wim M. De Borggraeve, Mark Van der Auweraer, Javier Catalán and Noël Boens 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 996-1008, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00035C

Distance and orientation dependence of photoinduced electron transfer through twisted, bent and helical bridges: a Karplus relation for charge transfer interaction 
René M. Williams 
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1018-1026, DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00050G 

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