Nowadays multi-drug resistant microorganisms is a serious public health problem
worldwide. To overcome it, new antimicrobial strategies have been developed. Among them …

Curcumin has potential as a photosensitiser (PS) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for
localised superficial infections. However, it is a challenge to make an optimal curcumin …

The multidrug resistance of pathogenic bacteria has become a serious problem to public
health. Therefore finding novel approaches to combat multidrug resistant bacteria have …

Background Curcumin has gained increasing attention in recent years due to its biological
properties and photosensitivity. Curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy has been used …

Background Recent evidences show the promising applications of Curcumin (CUR) against
different diseases, including some of the main oral pathologies. The objective of this review …

Background Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to conventional antibacterial
chemotherapy. This has prompted the application of antibacterial photodynamic therapy …

Curcumin (CUR) has been used as photosensitizer in antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy
(aPDT). However its poor water solubility, instability, and scarce bioavalibility hinder its in …

Biofilm mediated infection caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria are difficult to treat since it
protects the microorganisms by host defense system, making them resistant to antibiotics …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is promising for oral decontamination. Curcumin
has been used as photosensitizer; however, the hydrophobic properties can negatively …

In the search for non-chemical and green methods to counteract the bacterial contamination
of foods, the use of natural substances with antimicrobial properties and light irradiation at …