Phthalocyanine Chemistry Research Laboratory
| Laboratory Name | Phthalocyanine Chemistry Research Laboratory |
| Laboratory Responsible | Prof. Dr. Vefa AHSEN |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Telephone | +90 (262) 6053114 |
| Address | Gebze Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department, Muallimköy Campus, P.O.Box 141 Gebze-Kocaeli, 41400, TURKEY |
| General Information | Goals and purpose Photosensitisers for DSCC (dyes sensitised solar cells) and PDT (photodynamic therapy) Sensing molecules for chemical detection Non Linear Optic materials Molecular magnetic materials Research interest: - Synthesis of phthalocyanines with high efficiency in solar energy conversion - Incorporation in devices and tests of this efficiency in the framework of the collaboration with the University of Bayreuth (Germany) - Synthesis of photosensiting phthalocyanines suitable for photodynamic therapy (water-soluble, functionalised or cancer targeting) and measurement of their photophysical and photochemical properties -Collaboration with Turkish and/or international biology and medicine departments for in vitro and in vivo efficiency evaluation - Design and synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines and oximes to be used as chemical sensors - Synthesis of phthalocyanines and related porphyrins exhibiting non linear optical behavior and measurements of related physical properties in collaboration with the ENS Lyon (France) and Gazi University (Turkey) - Design and synthesis of porphyrins and phthalocyanines likely to behave as single magnets molecules (collaboration with Lyon1 France) - Providing assistance and help on requests of industrials on related topics |
| Laboratory Staff | Prof. Dr. Ayşe Gül Gürek Doç.Dr. Devrim Atilla Doç.Dr. Fabienne Dumoulin Doç.Dr. Fatma Yüksel Doç.Dr. Mahmut Durmuş Yrd. Doç.Dr. Catherine Hirel R.A. Dr. Ümit İşçi Post Doc. Dr. Sevinç Zehra Topal PhD students: Res.Asst. Cem Göl, Res.Asst. Duygu Aydın Tekdaş, Res.Asst. Mehmet Menaf Ayhan, Res.Asst. Sinem Tuncel, Asuman Dakoğlu, Emel Önal, Hakan Dumrul, Hülya Yanık, Gülçin Ekineker, Meltem Göksel, Mustafa Malkoç, Muzaffer Köç, Şafak Özgür Günaydın, Ufuk Kumru MSc students: Meltem Bayar, Özlem Çalım, Sebile Işık, Serkan Alpugan, Gökçe Canan |
| Applications | *Synthesis and characterization of phthalocyanines and vic-dioximes * preparation of related metalated complexes * photophysical and photochemical measurements * Liquid crystal studies * oxygen,metal ions and pH detection |
| Equipment | Equipments for synthesis: - Milestone start S Microwave inorg1.JPEG - Heidolph Hei-VAAP advantage Evaparator inorg2.JPEG - Thermo Scientific Heraeus -LABOFUGE 400 Centrifuge inorg3.JPEG Equipments for characterization: -NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis, MS (MALDİ,ES VE APCI), Single crystal Xray diffractometer Equipments for examination of the features: - Leitz Wetzler Orthoplan-pol polarized light microscopy, Linkam TMS 93 heating-cooling plate and Linkam LNP temperature control unit inorg6.JPEG |
| Projects | “Novel target molecules for oxygen sensing: Fullerene/ phenylacetylide substituted meso-tetraphenylporphyrins (TPPs)” TÜBİTAK 1001 projesi 111M139 (2011-2014) Coordinator Yrd.Doç. Catherine HİREL “Fotodinamik Terapi Uygulamalarında Kullanılabilecek Kanser Hücreleri İçin Hedefli Ve Işığa Duyarlı Ftalosiyaninler” TÜBİTAK Hızlı destek 111T689 (2011-2013) Coordinator Doç.Dr.Devrim ATİLLA “Chalcone-conjugated phthalocyanines: third generation photosensitisers targeting cancer neovasculature” Bilateral Bosphorus 111M386 (2012-2014) Turkish side coordinator Doç.Dr.Fabienne Dumoulin (French side: Prof. Dr.Sylvie Ducki) “Fotodinamik terapi için fotosensitizer olarak değişebilir amfifilik özellikli, iyonik olmayan, suda çözünen gliserol sübstitüe ftalosiyaninlerin dizaynı ve karakterizasyonu” Hızlı destek 111T031 (2011-2013) Coordinator Doç.Dr.Fabienne Dumoulin. “Çok Fonksiyonlu Ftalosiyanin-Salen Kompleksleri: Sentezi, Yapı Tayini, Optik Ve Manyetik Özellikleri” TÜBİTAK 1001 projesi 108M500 (2009-2011) Coordinator Doç. Dr. Fatma YÜKSEL “Synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties of novel type photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy” TUBITAK 1001 111T066 (2011-2013) Coordinator Doç. Dr. Mahmut DURMUŞ “Single-walled carbon nanotube/phthalocyanine hybrid materials: preparation, characterization and sensing properties” TÜBİTAK-Russia Bilateral 111M699 (2012-2014) Coordinator Doç. Dr. Mahmut DURMUŞ |
