TOWARDS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS OF PORPHYRINOIDS

This book was written with the main purpose of describing the many real and potential applications of porphyrinoids, the two most important of which are those which can be used in industrial processes and those brought to the market for medical use.

The properties of porphyrins and related tetrapyrroles have been described, limited admittedly, since antiquity. Hemes and chlorophyll derivatives have been used as dyes and pigments. Porphyrinoids dyes are authorized for use in the food industry.

The contributions in this book are organized around five key themes, Health, Environment, Biomimetic Catalysts, Renewable Energy and Innovative Materials, which will bring together the current applications of porphyrinoids for many users.

Contents:

• Preface
• Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology (Serge Mordon)
• Porphyrinoids used in Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) (Morgane Moinard, Céline Frochot and Serge Mordon)
• Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Clinical Implementations and Advances (Carlos J P Monteiro, Nuno M M Moura, Maria Bartolomeu, M Graça P M S Neves, Adeleide Almeida, M Amparo F Faustino)
• Photodynamic Treatment using Porphyrinoids: Sowing the Future of Agriculture (Catherine Riou, Mohammad Muhie-Ddine and Vincent Sol)
• Porphyrinoid-Based Chemical Sensors (Corrado Di Natale and Marcel Bouvet)
• Effects of Tetrapyrrole Macrocycles on the Catalytic Activities of Cobalt Complexes (Keita Shichijo and Hisashi Shimakoshi)
• Porphyrinoids-Based Solar Cells (Hiroshi Imahori and Midori Akiyama)
• Porphyrinoids as Molecular Materials (Jorge Labella and Tomás Torres)
• Index

Readership: Graduate students and professionals interested in biological chemistry, environmental/atmospheric chemistry, catalyst chemistry, energy studies/research, and materials chemistry/nanochemistry.