A one-day international congress in the framework of the International Day of Light 2018
Gebze Technical University - 9 May 2018
This congress aims at encompassing all photodynamic-related topics.
The most widely known photodynamic effect is the generation of singlet oxygen upon the irradiation of the photosensitiser at appropriate wavelengths, known as the Type II photosensitisation. The generation of other reactive oxygen species (Type I photosensitisation) is another possible result of this irradiation.
In anti-cancer PDT, singlet oxygen and other ROS generated in cancer cells destroy cellular components.
Antimicrobial PDT (aPDT), also known as photodynamic inactivation (PDI), is another usage of photodynamic processes, used to treat infections or for environmental purposes such as water purification.
Finally, singlet oxygen is also useful in synthetic oxidations or for chemicals remediation.