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

The emergence of multidrug resistant bacterium threatens to unravel global healthcare
systems, built up over centuries of medical research and development. Current antibiotics …

Global concern regarding the energy crisis and environmental pollution is increasing. The
fabrication of efficient catalysts remains a long-term goal. Recently, green synthesis methods …

The emergence of new microorganisms with resistance to current antimicrobials is one of
the key issues of modern healthcare that must be urgently addressed with the development …

The appearance of resistant strains and the persistence of biofilms on different surfaces in a
wide range of settings represent serious public health threats. Antimicrobial photodynamic …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines the use of organic dyes (photosensitizers, PSs) and
visible light in order to elicit a photo-oxidative stress which causes bacterial death. GD11, a …

This study evaluated the rose bengal‐and erythrosine‐mediated photoinactivation against
Salmonella Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus planktonic and sessile cells using …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) form a group of microorganisms that
normally live in water supply systems and have adapted especially well to the conditions in …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been widely employed in clinical applications, healthcare,
and public health (eg cancer research, microbiological control, vector control, etc). The …

We describe the synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties of two new
polycarboxylic photosensitizers. Owing to their structural design, these two compounds …