Water-Soluble Polymer Bearing Photosensitizing Moieties and Their Photodynamic Action

Abstract

Hydrophobic and rigid molecular structure is required for efficient generation of reactive oxygen species upon photoirradiation with longer wavelength region. Lacks in water-solubility of the photosensitizers frequently obstacle in practical use. In this article, we introduce our attempts to solubilize by conjugation of photosensitizer with water-soluble polymer.