Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , March 2007

Photodynamic inactivation of influenza virus with fullerene C60 suspension in allantoic fluid

  • Vladimir V. Zarubaev, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Influenza Research Institute RAMS, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +7 812 234 6725; fax: +7 812 234 5973.
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  • Inna M. Belousova

      Affiliations

    • State Optical Institute, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Oleg I. Kiselev

      Affiliations

    • Influenza Research Institute RAMS, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Levon B. Piotrovsky

      Affiliations

    • Influenza Research Institute RAMS, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Pavel M. Anfimov

      Affiliations

    • Influenza Research Institute RAMS, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Tatyana C. Krisko

      Affiliations

    • State Optical Institute, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Tatyana D. Muraviova

      Affiliations

    • State Optical Institute, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Vladimir V. Rylkov

      Affiliations

    • State Optical Institute, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Andrey M. Starodubzev

      Affiliations

    • State Optical Institute, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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  • Alexey C. Sirotkin

      Affiliations

    • Influenza Research Institute RAMS, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia

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PII: S1572-1000(06)00116-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2006.08.003

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , March 2007

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