Smart biomaterials can sense and react to physiological or external environmental stimuli
(eg, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or magnetic signals). The last decades have seen …

Photodynamic therapy is witnessing a revival of its origins as a response to the rise of multi-
drug resistant infections and the shortage of new classes of antibiotics. Photodynamic …

Covering: 2009 to 2021 Antimicrobial resistance is now rising to dangerously high levels in
all parts of the world, threatening the treatment of an ever-increasing range of infectious …

Current strategies of combating bacterial infections are limited and involve the use of
antibiotics and preservatives. Each of these agents has generally inadequate efficacy and a …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a promising approach to fight the growing
problem of antimicrobial resistance that threatens health care, food security and agriculture …

Oral health problems and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic
bacterial strains have become major global challenges and are essential elements that …

Addressing the challenge of treating Helicobacter pylori infection while ensuring the safety
of other microorganisms, such as intestinal microbiota, is of paramount importance. In this …

The advent of antimicrobial resistance has added considerable impact to infectious diseases
both in the number of infections and healthcare costs. Furthermore, the relentless …

The deadly viruses, which are spreading worldwide at an alarming rate, are a major
challenge for the life sciences. More efficient and cost-effective methods with fewer side …

Recently, the combined application of synergistic therapies for photodynamic antimicrobial
chemotherapy has become important to obtain more efficient results. The synergism …