Considering increasing number of pathogens resistant towards commonly used antibiotics
as well as antiseptics, there is a pressing need for antimicrobial approaches that are …

Medical devices and surgical implants are necessary for tissue engineering and
regenerative medicines. However, the biofouling and microbial colonization on the implant …

Efficient antimicrobials are urgently needed for the treatment of bacterial biofilms due to their
resistance to traditional drugs. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new strategy that has been …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT)
combine light and photosensitizers to treat cancers and microbial infections, respectively. In …

Infections have been a major cause of disease throughout the history of humans on earth.
With the introduction of antibiotics, it was thought that infections had been conquered …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative occurrences due to contamination
of the surgical wound or implanted medical devices with community or hospital-acquired …

One class of carbon nanomaterials is the closed cages known as fullerenes. The first
member to be discovered in 1985 was C60, called “buckminsterfullerene” as its cage …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play key roles in cell signaling systems and homeostasis,
and they are also fundamental to photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT efficacy can be affected …

The high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing skin
and soft tissue infections in both the community and healthcare settings challenges the …

Antimicrobial photodynamic treatment (aPDT) is a light-based method developed for the
inactivation of microorganisms. With the emergence of antifungal-and antibiotic-resistant …