Nowhere to run: oligo (p-phenylene vinylene) kills oral intracellular bacteria photodynamically

L Yuan, X Fu, W Yu, H Wei, F dong, L Zhang… - NPG Asia …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacterial infections pose a severe threat to human health due to the exacerbation of
antibiotic resistance and intracellular bacterial infections. Research suggests that oligo (p …

Membrane-anchoring selenophene viologens for antibacterial photodynamic therapy against periodontitis via restoring subgingival flora and alleviating inflammation

R Ding, X Liu, X Zhao, Q Sun, Y Cheng, A Li, D Pei… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged as a promising strategy for treating
periodontitis. However, the weak binding of most photosensitizers to bacteria and the …

Biocidal Activity and Mechanism Study of Unsymmetrical Oligo-Phenylene-Ethynylenes

W Liao, L Zhuo, X Yang, P Zhao, W Kan… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bacterial contamination and the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria demand alternate
methods to deal with bacterial infections. With particular advantages, photodynamic therapy …

Investigating Antibacterial Efficiency and Mechanism of Oligo-thiophenes under White Light and Specific Biocidal Activity against E. coli in Dark

J Wang, X Yang, P Zhao, H Deng, LG Zhuo… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
More strategies are required to develop better photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy
(PDT). As oligo (phenylene-ethynylene) electrolytes (OPE), oligo (thiophene) s with primary …

Oxyhemoglobin-Based Nanophotosensitizer for Specific and Synergistic Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapies against Porphyromonas gingivalis Oral Infection

L Bai, E Shi, Y Li, M Yang, C Li, C Li… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) are emerging alternative
antibacterial approaches. However, due to the lack of selectivity of photosensitizers for …

Comparison and Mechanism Study of Antibacterial Activity of Cationic and Neutral Oligo-Thiophene-Ethynylene

W Liao, X Shi, L Zhuo, X Yang, P Zhao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a potential approach to resolve antibiotic resistance, and
phenylene/thiophene-ethynylene oligomers have been widely studied as effective …

Photodynamic therapy alone or in combination to counteract bacterial infections

S Clément, JY Winum - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antibacterial photodynamic therapy presents a promising alternative to
antibiotics, with potential against multidrug-resistant bacteria, offering broad-spectrum …

Alkylated EDTA potentiates antibacterial photodynamic activity of protoporphyrin

Y Piao, S Himbert, Z Li, J Liu, Z Zhao, H Yu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Antibiotic resistance has garnered significant attention due to the scarcity of new antibiotics
in development. Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX)-mediated photodynamic therapy shows promise …

Photochemical Strategies toward Precision Targeting against Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

Q Yu, C Wang, X Zhang, H Chen, MX Wu, M Lu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Infectious diseases pose a serious threat and a substantial economic burden on global
human and public health security, especially with the frequent emergence of multidrug …

4, 4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a, 4a-diaza-s-indacene (BDPI)-Triphenylphosphine Nanoparticles as a Photodynamic Antibacterial Agent

H Wen, Q Wu, C Li, T Sun, Z Xie - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has aroused great interest in antimicrobial treatment because
it can take advantage of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by photosensitizers …