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Natural Photosensitizers in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2021 Health problems and reduced treatment effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance have become important global problems and are important factors that negatively affect life expectancy.
Ece Polat, Kyungsu Kang
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Carbon Dots in Photodynamic/Photothermal Antimicrobial Therapy
NanomaterialsAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents an escalating global challenge as conventional antibiotic treatments become less effective. In response, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) have emerged as promising alternatives.
Siqi Wang +7 more
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Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy
Open Life Sciences, 2010 Abstract Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PACT) involves the utilisation of photosensitizers activated by exposure to visible light in order to eradicate microbes (this method has already been applied in photodynamic therapy of tumours).
Ryskova Lenka +2 more
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The Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Peri-Implantitis [PDF]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2016 Introduction. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of addition of the antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to the conventional approach in the treatment of peri-implantitis. Materials and Methods.
Umberto Romeo +5 more
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Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy Based on Conjugated Polymers
Polymers, 2022 Pathogenic microorganisms have been a serious threat to human life and have become a public health problem of global concern. However, in the actual treatment there is a lack of efficient antimicrobial strategies which do not easily develop drug resistance; this can lead to inaccurate drug treatment that worsens the infection and even threatens life ...
Huanxiang Yuan +2 more
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Photothermic Release of Curcumin for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy. [PDF]
ACS OmegaDrug delivery systems (DDS) are promising tools to enhance antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) by improving the targeted delivery and controlled release of photosensitizers. In this study, we introduce a light-responsive DDS based on curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles featuring a gold nanostar core and paraffin capping, designed ...
Trigo-Gutierrez JK +4 more
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Helicobacter pylori inhibition by antimicrobial photodynamic therapy of methylene blue and porphyrin [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumHelicobacter pylori is the pathogen responsible for peptic ulcers and gastritis, affecting half of the population around the world. The infection of H. pylori is commonly treated with a combination of antibiotics, but the effectiveness is decreasing due ...
Daotan Zhao +3 more
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Clinical applications of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in dentistry
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Given the emergence of resistant bacterial strains and novel microorganisms that globally threaten human life, moving toward new treatment modalities for microbial infections has become a priority more than ever. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been introduced as a promising and non-invasive local and adjuvant treatment in several oral ...
Reza Fekrazad, Leila Gholami
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Carbon Nanodots in Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy: A Review [PDF]
Materials, 2020 Antibiotic resistance development in bacteria is an ever-increasing global health concern as new resistant strains and/or resistance mechanisms emerge each day, out-pacing the discovery of novel antibiotics. Increasingly, research focuses on alternate techniques, such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) or photocatalytic disinfection, to ...
Rachael Knoblauch +2 more
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Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Effects On Halitosis
Dentistry ReviewOBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as a treatment for halitosis.
Esha Patel +2 more
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