Table 1.

Activation wavelengths and quantum yields of PSs.

	PDT Agents	Activation Wavelength(nm)	Quantum Yield/ Solvent	Reference
Porphyrins	Hematoporphyrins	350–420, 620–650	0.63–0.69/methanol 0.5–0.85/ethanol	[56,57]
	Protoporphyrins	405, 500–505, 630–635	0.58–0.92/methanol 0.56–0.67/ethanol	[57,58,59]
	Metalloporphyrins	400–435, 500–520,550–560, 590–630	0.46–0.59/water 0.36–0.48/chloroform	[60,61]
	Pheophorbides	750–790	~1/acetone ~0.5/ micelle solution	[62]
	Purpurins	350–440, 500–550, 600–700	0.4–0.82/methanol or MeOD	[63]
	Benzoporphyrins	360–500, 550–600, 670–700	0.85/DMF 0.53/DMSO	[64,65]
	Chlorins	380–420, 480–550, 590–660	0.43–0.74/pyridine	[66,67]
	Phthalocyanines	350–400, 600–700	0.13–0.67/DMSO 0.12–0.62/ water/methanol	[66,68]
	Porphycenes	350–400, 550–600, 630–730	0.28–0.36/toluene 0.21–0.28/ D2O/pluronic	[69,70]
Non-porphyrins	Squarines	550–600, 650–800	0.005–0.021/toluene	[71,72]
	Cyanines	750–900	0.007–0.169/DCM	[73,74]
	Xanthenes	500–570	0.75/water	[75]
	Phenothiazines	620–700	0.22/water 0.52/DMF	[76]
	Curcuminoids	420–580	0.11/toluene/acetonitrile	[77,78]
	Boron–dipyrromethene (BODIPY)	500–580	~0.2/toluene	[79,80]