Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can attack a diverse range of targets to exert antimicrobial
activity, which accounts for their versatility in mediating host defense against a broad range …

Chlorophylls make Earth green, are the central constituents in the engine of photosynthesis,
and not surprisingly have garnered immense attention. A chlorin, the core chromophore of a …

Applications of metalloporphyrins and related molecules have been extensively pursued in
the context of photodynamic therapy of cancer (PDT) and other biomedical applications. This …

Photodynamic and sonodynamic therapy are therapies having great potential in the
treatment of bacterial infections and cancer. Their background is associated with photo‐and …

Resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics has led to research on various therapeutic
strategies with different mechanisms of action, including photodynamic inactivation (PDI). In …

Microbial biofilms are responsible for a variety of microbial infections in different parts of the
body, such as urinary tract infections, catheter infections, middle-ear infections, gingivitis …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines a photosensitiser, light and molecular oxygen to
induce oxidative stress that can be used to kill pathogens, cancer cells and other highly …

The alarming level of antibiotic resistance in common pathogenic bacteria requires
alternative methods for their control. In recent years, the photodynamic inactivation of …

Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a serious problem that potentially affects millions of
patients whenever in contact with hospital settings. Worsening the panorama is the …

New methods for water treatment are required as a result from an increasing awareness in
the reduction of the pollution impact in the environment. In the perspective of the photo …