Процессы передачи энергии в эвлитите Sr-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=-Y(PO-=SUB=-4-=/SUB=-)-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=-, по отдельности и одновременно легированном ионами Tb-=SUP=-3+-=/SUP=- и Tm-=SUP=-3+-=/SUP=-

In this work the optical spectroscopy and the energy transfer processes involving the Tb3+and Tm3+ ions, have been studied in eulytite double phosphate hosts of the type Sr3Y(PO4)3 doped with various amounts of the two Ln ions. It has been found that several energy transfer and cross-relaxation processes are active in this class of materials, upon excitation in the 5D4 level of Tb, and in the 1G4 one of Tm. In particular, a Tb→Tm transfer of excitation has been found to quench strongly the 5D4 level of Tb. This process occurs with a transfer efficiency increasing from 0.08 to 0.62, for a donor concentration of 2 mol%, and an acceptor concentration increasing from 2 to 15 mol%. The emission spectra are strongly affected by the presence of Tb⟷Tm energy transfer, and Tm→Tm cross relaxation processes.

Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy Monitoring of Experimental Tumor Oxygenation after Red and Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective technique for cancer treatment based on photoactivation of photosensitizer accumulated in pathological tissues resulting in singlet oxygen production. Employment of red (660 nm) or blue (405 nm) light differing in typical penetration depth within the tissue for PDT performance provides wide opportunities for improving PDT protocols. Oxygenation dynamics in the treated area can be monitored using diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) which allows evaluating tumor response to treatment. In this study, we report on monitoring oxygenation dynamics in experimental tumors after PDT treatment with chlorin-based photosensitizers using red or blue light. The untreated and red light PDT groups demonstrate a gradual decrease in tumor oxygen saturation during the 7-day observation period, however, the reason is different: in the untreated group, the effect is explained by the excessive tumor growth, while in the PDT group, the effect is caused by the blood flow arrest preventing delivery of oxygenated blood to the tumor. The blue light PDT procedure, on the contrary, demonstrates the preservation of the blood oxygen saturation in the tumor during the entire observation period due to superficial action of the blue-light PDT and weaker tumor growth inhibition. Irradiation-only regimes show a primarily insignificant decrease in tumor oxygen saturation owing to partial inhibition of tumor growth. The DOS observations are interpreted based on histology analysis.

COMPOSITES BASED ON CALCIUM PHOSPHATES AND COPPER NANOPARTICLES

Боргидридным методом с использованием полимерных стабилизаторов (полиэтиленгликоля, поливинилпирролидона) синтезированы наночастицы меди. Методом оптической спектроскопии установлено, что наибольшей стабильностью (до 1,5 месяца) обладают наночастицы меди, полученные при мольном соотношении Cu /полимер 1:3 - 6. Показано, что в отсутствии полимера либо при его небольшом содержании (мольное соотношение Cu /полимер 1:1) происходит агрегирование образующихся наночастиц и выпадение осадка, содержащего медь и ее оксиды (CuO, CuO). Механическим смешиванием аморфизированных фосфатов кальция (в порошковой и гелевой форме) и наночастиц меди (в виде коллоидного раствора) получен порошковый композит, содержащий фазы CaCuH(PO) и CuPOOH . Выявлено, что при совместном осаждении фосфатов кальция и наночастиц меди происходит встраивание ионов меди в кристаллическую решетку фосфатов кальция с образованием смешанных кислых и средних солей. Copper nanoparticles were synthesized by the borohydride method using polymer stabilizers (polyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone). It was found by optical spectroscopy that copper nanoparticles obtained at a molar ratio Cu / polymer of 1: (3 - 6) have the highest stability (up to 1.5 months). It was shown that in the absence of polymer or at its low content (molar ratio Cu / polymer 1:1), the resulting nanoparticles aggregate and a precipitate forms containing copper and its oxides (CuO, CuO). By mechanical mixing of amorphized calcium phosphates (in powder and gel form) and copper nanoparticles (in the form of a colloidal solution), a powder composite containing CaCuH(PO) and CuPOOH phases was obtained. It was shown that during the coprecipitation of calcium phosphates and copper nanoparticles, copper ions are incorporated into the crystal lattice of calcium phosphates with the formation of mixed acidic and medium salts.