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 …

The study of singlet molecular oxygen production and reactivity has emerged as a rich and
diverse area with implications in fields ranging from polymer science to cancer therapy. In …

Early cancer detection and perfect understanding of the disease are imperative toward
efficient treatments. It is straightforward that, for choosing a specific cancer treatment …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising tumor treatment modality that can convert
oxygen into cytotoxic singlet oxygen (SO) via photosensitizer to ablate tumor growth …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging clinical modality for the treatment of a variety of
diseases. Most photosensitizers are hydrophobic and poorly soluble in water. Many new …

The utility of light as a therapeutic agent can be traced back over thousands of years when it
was used in Ancient Egypt, India and China to treat a variety of skin diseases like psoriasis …

We offer a personal account of the discovery and development of a photosensitizer for
photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer, from bench to bedside. We emphasize the more …

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

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

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs is an impending healthcare problem of growing
significance. In the post-antibiotic era, there is a huge push to develop new tools for …