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Overview

Santi Nonell is affiliated with Ramon Llull University in Spain and has a research portfolio centered on materials science, engineering, and medicine. Their work emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of these fields, particularly within biomedical engineering and materials chemistry. The scientist's research also intersects with pulmonary and respiratory medicine, organic chemistry, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The primary focus of Nonell's research involves photodynamic therapy studies and the development of nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics. This includes work on porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, as well as luminescence and fluorescent materials. Additional topics include photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and the application of click chemistry.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nonell include:

  • Roger Bresolí-Obach
  • Mireia Jordà-Redondo
  • Montserrat Agut
  • Cormac Hally
  • Cristiano Viappiani

Nonell's publications appear regularly in several academic journals, with Chemistry - A European Journal accounting for three papers. Other recurring venues include the Journal of the American Chemical Society and Antibiotics, each with two publications, as well as Sensors and Methods in Molecular Biology, which also feature two papers each.

Recent research papers by Nonell cover various topics within photodynamic therapy and related chemical applications:

  • "A near-infrared light-activatable Ru(ii)-coumarin photosensitizer active under hypoxic conditions" (2023, Chemical Science)
  • "Effective Photodynamic Inactivation of 26 Escherichia coli Strains with Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles: A Planktonic and Biofilm Study" (2020, Antibiotics)
  • "Photoswitchable Diazocine-Based Estrogen Receptor Agonists: Stabilization of the Active Form inside the Receptor" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Exploring Structure-Activity Relationships in Photodynamic Therapy Anticancer Agents Based on Ir(III)-COUPY Conjugates" (2023, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • "Tetramethylbenzidine: An Acoustogenic Photoacoustic Probe for Reactive Oxygen Species Detection" (2020, Sensors)

Best Publications

  • Photoantimicrobials-are we afraid of the light?

    Mark Wainwright;Tim Maisch;Santi Nonell;Kristjan Plaetzer

  • Imaging the production of singlet oxygen in vivo using a new fluorescent sensor, Singlet Oxygen Sensor Green®

    Cristina Flors;Michael J Fryer;Jen Waring;Brandon J Reeder

  • Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical, Photophysical, and Electrochemical Properties of Subphthalocyanines

    B. del Rey;U. Keller;T. Torres;G. Rojo

  • Singlet oxygen photosensitisation by the fluorescent probe Singlet Oxygen Sensor Green

    Xavier Ragàs;Ana Jiménez-Banzo;David Sánchez-García;Xavier Batllori

  • Two-Photon Absorption in Tetraphenylporphycenes: Are Porphycenes Better Candidates than Porphyrins for Providing Optimal Optical Properties for Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy?

    Jacob Arnbjerg;Ana Jiménez-Banzo;Martin J. Paterson;Santi Nonell

  • Aromatic ketones as standards for singlet molecular oxygen O2(1Δg) photosensitization. Time-resolved photoacoustic and near-IR emission studies☆☆☆

    Cristina Martí;Oriol Jürgens;Oriol Cuenca;Mercè Casals

  • Towards Novel Photodynamic Anticancer Agents Generating Superoxide Anion Radicals: A Cyclometalated IrIII Complex Conjugated to a Far‐Red Emitting Coumarin

    Vojtech Novohradsky;Anna Rovira;Cormac Hally;Alex Galindo

  • Porphycenes: facts and prospects in photodynamic therapy of cancer.

    J. C. Stockert;M. Canete;A. Juarranz;A. Villanueva

  • Light and singlet oxygen in plant defense against pathogens: phototoxic phenalenone phytoalexins.

    Cristina Flors;Santi Nonell

  • Time-resolved methods in biophysics. 7. Photon counting vs. analog time-resolved singlet oxygen phosphorescence detection

    Ana Jiménez-Banzo;Xavier Ragàs;Peter Kapusta;Santi Nonell

  • Effect of Solvent on the Radiative Decay of Singlet Molecular Oxygen (a1.DELTA.g)

    Rodger D. Scurlock;Santiago Nonell;Silvia E. Braslavsky;Peter R. Ogilby

  • Distance-Dependent Plasmon-Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Production and Emission for Bacterial Inactivation.

    Oriol Planas;Nicolas Macia;Montserrat Agut;Santi Nonell

  • Kinetic study of the fast thermal cis-to-trans isomerisation of para-, ortho- and polyhydroxyazobenzenes

    Jaume Garcia-Amorós;Antoni Sánchez-Ferrer;Walter A. Massad;Santi Nonell

  • THE PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PORPHYCENES: POTENTIAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AGENTS*

    Pedro F. Aramendia;Robert W. Redmond;Santiago Nonell;Wolfang Schuster

  • Production of fullerene (C60) radical cation by photosensitized electron transfer

    Santiago Nonell;James W. Arbogast;Christopher S. Foote

  • Cationic Porphycenes as Potential Photosensitizers for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy

    Xavier Ragàs;David Sánchez-García;Rubén Ruiz-González;Tianhong Dai

  • Singlet oxygen photosensitization by EGFP and its chromophore HBDI.

    Ana Jiménez-Banzo;Santi Nonell;Johan Hofkens;Cristina Flors

  • Singlet oxygen generation by the genetically encoded tag miniSOG.

    Rubén Ruiz-González;Aitziber L Cortajarena;Sara H Mejias;Montserrat Agut

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoinduced Antibacterial Activity of Porphyrin-Type Photosensitizers Conjugated to the Antimicrobial Peptide Apidaecin 1b

    Ryan Dosselli;Cristiano Tampieri;Rubén Ruiz-González;Sonia De Munari

  • Fastest Thermal Isomerization of an Azobenzene for Nanosecond Photoswitching Applications under Physiological Conditions

    Jaume Garcia-Amorós;Mireia Díaz-Lobo;Santi Nonell;Dolores Velasco

  • Time-resolved singlet oxygen detection.

    Santi Nonell;Silvia E. Braslavsky

  • Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences

    Santi Nonell;Cristina Flors

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomás Torres
Tomás Torres Autonomous University of Madrid
Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
Françisco M. Raymo
Françisco M. Raymo University of Miami
Carme Rovira
Carme Rovira University of Barcelona
Alberto Diaspro
Alberto Diaspro Italian Institute of Technology
Jean-Philippe Pin
Jean-Philippe Pin University of Montpellier
Giuseppe Battaglia
Giuseppe Battaglia Sapienza University of Rome
Francisco Ciruela
Francisco Ciruela University of Barcelona
George P. Tegos
George P. Tegos University of New Mexico

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