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Light-induced antimicrobial activities of porphyrin derivatives as photosensitizers

APL Materials
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy has considerable promise in the fight against bacterial infections. The superior photophysical characteristics of porphyrins have made them effective photosensitizers in the field of phototherapy.
Shengman Yu, Jingwei Shi, Tingting Sun, Zhigang Xie, Liyuan Sun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photodynamic Inactivation of Endopathogenic Microbiota Using Curcumin- mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy [PDF]

Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2018
Root canal disinfection is one of the main factors governing success of endodontic therapy. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is presented as a promising antimicrobial therapy that can eliminate microbiota present in infected root canal systems ...
M. Khoobi, Sh. Farkhonde Masoule, M. Pourhajibagher, J. Safari   +3 more
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Combined bisdemethoxycurcumin and potassium iodide-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

Heliyon, 2023
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy is emerging as a promising way to treat infections with minimal side effects. Typically, a single photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy is capable of generating only one type of reactive oxygen species, which may
Teerasak Damrongrungruang, Nichapat Panutyothin, Sirapakorn Kongjun, Kittapak Thanabat, Juthamat Ratha   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technological development in Therapeutic applications of alternating electric fields: Review [PDF]

, 2012
A number of bacteria, virus and other unhealthy cells need to be killed for getting rid of them. For more than a century antibiotics have been effectively used for killing bacterial pathogens and chemical drugs against the cancer cells.
Talele, Sadhana
core   +1 more source

Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of aggressive periodontitis: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is a severe form of periodontal diseases with rapid destruction of the supporting bone around teeth. The efficacy of PDT in suppressing periodontal pathogens may be crucial in adopting new protocols for the ...
Chatzopoulos, Georgios S., Doufexi, Aikaterini   +1 more
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Airborne 1O2 Delivery via a Superhydrophobic Dressing as a Pathway to Next‐Generation Wound Therapies, an in Vivo Murine Burn Model Study

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the SH bandage placed on an infected burn wound and its role in wound healing. A superhydrophobic PDMS membrane coated with the PS verteporfin is placed over the wound area and illuminated with a red laser at 690 nm, generating airborne 1O2 above the tissue.
Fernanda Viana Cabral, QianFeng Xu, Natalie Eidenschink, Pareesha Haresh, Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Jeremy Goverman, Alexander Greer, Alan M. Lyons, Tayyaba Hasan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial and antimycotic photodynamic therapy (review of literature)

Biomedical Photonics, 2021
This review highlights the possibilities of photodynamic therapy (PDT) using drugs based on chlorin e6, aluminum phthalocyanine, methylene blue as photosensitizers for bacterial and fungal pathologies.
D. Yu. Semyonov, Yu. L. Vasil’ev, S. S. Dydykin, E. F. Stranadko, V. K. Shubin, Yu. K. Bogomazov, V. A. Morokhotov, A. N. Shcherbyuk, S. V. Morozov, Yu. I. Zakharov   +9 more
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Monocationic Chlorin as a Promising Photosensitizer for Antitumor and Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy

Pharmaceutics, 2022
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite substantial progress in the understanding of tumor biology, and the appearance of new generations of targeted drugs and treatment techniques, the success achieved in this battle, with some ...
A. Kustov, D. Berezin, V. Zorin, P.K. Morshnev, N. V. Kukushkina, M. Krestyaninov, T. V. Kustova, A. I. Strelnikov, E. V. Lyalyakina, T. Zorina, O. Abramova, E. A. Kozlovtseva   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang, Atakan Tevlek, Pawel L. Urban, Boaz Mizrahi, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Roshan Deen, Yuanjing Lin, Jagan Mohan Dodda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alternatives to Antibiotics against Mycobacterium abscessus

Antibiotics, 2022
Mycobacterium abscessus complex is extremely difficult to treat. Intrinsic and acquired bacterial resistance makes this species one of the most challenging pathogens and treatments last from months to years, associated with potential risky antibiotic ...
Antonio Broncano-Lavado, Abrar Senhaji-Kacha, Guillermo Santamaría-Corral, Jaime Esteban, Meritxell García-Quintanilla   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source