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Published on: October 5, 2019
A prototype reversible polymersome-stabilized H2S photoejector operating under pseudophysiological conditions
A Tron1, A Peyret2, J Thevenot2
1Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, CNRS UMR 5255, Univ. Bordeaux, 33405 Talence, France. nathan.mcclenaghan@u-bordeaux.fr.
Abstract:
Persistent self-assembled polymersome capsules are shown to solubilise and stabilize a new hydrosulfide-containing (), as well as hydroxylated (), malachite green derivatives in their leuco-forms in aqueous buffer solution. Photoirradiation resulted in reversible hydroxide release/hydrogen sulfide generation. Notably, the efficient augmentation of H2S concentration to physiologically-relevant levels is shown.
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