Antimicrobial photodynamic treatment (aPDT) as an innovative technology to control spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in agri-food products: An updated …

L do Prado-Silva, GTP Brancini, GÚL Braga, X Liao… - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial photodynamic treatment (aPDT) is a light-based method developed for the
inactivation of microorganisms. With the emergence of antifungal-and antibiotic-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic inactivation in food systems: A review of its application, mechanisms, and future perspective

L Sheng, X Li, L Wang - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Foodborne illnesses caused by pathogenic microorganisms, food loss and
waste caused by spoilage microorganisms, and the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant …

Green biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using novel endophytic Rothia endophytica: Characterization and anticandidal activity

MA Elbahnasawy, AM Shehabeldine… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has the ability to improve human health with novel tools for the treatment of
diseases. In this study, Rothia endophytica is a novel endophytic bacterial strain isolated …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling anticancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities of novel synthesized bimetallic boron oxide–zinc oxide nanoparticles

AH Hashem, SH Rizk, MA Abdel-Maksoud… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Bimetallic nanoparticles have received much attention recently due to their multifunctional
applications, and synergistic potential at low concentrations. In the current study, bimetallic …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the light source in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Piksa, C Lian, IC Samuel, KJ Pawlik… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a promising approach to fight the growing
problem of antimicrobial resistance that threatens health care, food security and agriculture …

[HTML][HTML] Photoantimicrobials in agriculture

GÚL Braga, GJ Silva-Junior, GTP Brancini… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Classical approaches for controlling plant pathogens may be impaired by the development
of pathogen resistance to chemical pesticides and by limited availability of effective …

[HTML][HTML] Photosensitizers mediated photodynamic inactivation against fungi

D Ziental, DT Mlynarczyk, B Czarczynska-Goslinska… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Superficial and systemic fungal infections are essential problems for the modern health care
system. One of the challenges is the growing resistance of fungi to classic antifungals and …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and the advances impacted by the association with nanoparticles

GB Fabio, BA Martin, LF Dalmolin… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial resistance to antibiotics, antifungals, and virucides is one of today's most
significant public health problems. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation of fungal biofilm using amino functionalized mesoporus silica-rose bengal nanoconjugate against Candida albicans

P Paramanantham, AP Antony, SBS Lal, A Sharan… - Scientific African, 2018 - Elsevier
Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes both superficial and
systemic infection and an important candidate that contribute to high morbidity and mortality …

Photoinactivation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in kiwifruit plants by cationic porphyrins

D Martins, MQ Mesquita, MG Neves, MAF Faustino… - Planta, 2018 - Springer
Main conclusion The studied cationic porphyrins formulation allows an effective
photoinactivation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in kiwifruit leaves under sunlight …