| Title |
Virucidal Nanofiber Textiles Based on Photosensitized Production of Singlet Oxygen
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049226 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yveta Lhotáková, Lukáš Plíštil, Alena Morávková, Pavel Kubát, Kamil Lang, Jitka Forstová, Jiří Mosinger |
| Abstract |
Novel biomaterials based on hydrophilic polycaprolactone and polyurethane (Tecophilic®) nanofibers with an encapsulated 5,10,5,20-tetraphenylporphyrin photosensitizer were prepared by electrospinning. The doped nanofiber textiles efficiently photo-generate O(2)((1)Δ(g)), which oxidize external chemical and biological substrates/targets. Strong photo-virucidal effects toward non-enveloped polyomaviruses and enveloped baculoviruses were observed on the surface of these textiles. The photo-virucidal effect was confirmed by a decrease in virus infectivity. In contrast, no virucidal effect was detected in the absence of light and/or the encapsulated photosensitizer. |
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| Other | 3 | 5% |
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