Abstract Singlet molecular oxygen (1O2) is a potent electrophile and a strong oxidizing
agent and can be easily generated by photosensitization via illumination of appropriate dyes …

BODIPYs are versatile dyes never tested before in photodynamic application against
prokaryotes. We specifically synthesized two cationic BODIPYs (compounds 3 and 4) with …

Tetra-cationic Zn (II) meso-tetrakis (N-alkylpyridinium-2 (or-3 or-4)-yl) porphyrins (ZnPs) with
progressively increased lipophilicity were synthesized to investigate how the tri-dimensional …

Modification of synthetic porphyrins is one of the promising strategies in an attempt to get
molecules with desired properties and applications. Here in we report synthesis …

This perspective paper compares the properties and applications in the environmental and
health fields of organic photosensitizers (embedded in solid organic or inorganic inert …

This work reports the photophysical and biological evaluation of five cationic porphyrins as
photosensitizers (PS) for the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of Penicillium chrysogenum …

Chemotherapy has shown to be a rapid and effective method to treat or prevent microbial
infections, but the regular use of antimicrobials has resulted in the development of drug …

Photodynamic therapy has been used to inactivate microorganisms through the use of
targeted photosensitizers. Recently the inactivation of bacteria in residual waters has been …

This work studies the reactivity of poly (N-vinylcaprolactam-co-vinyl acetate-co-vinylbenzyl
Rose Bengal) microgels (VBRB@ MG) as heterogeneous photosensitizers in a continuous …

Background The bacteriophage therapy is an effective antimicrobial approach with
potentially important applications in medicine and biotechnology which can be seen as an …