Abstract: We have recently discovered that the photodynamic action of many different photosensitizers (PSs) can be dramatically potentiated by addition of a solution containing a range of different inorganic salts. Most of these studies have centered around antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation that kills Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in suspension. Addition of nontoxic water-soluble salts during illumination can kill up to six additional logs of bacterial cells (one million-fold improvement). The PSs investigated range from those that undergo mainly Type I photochemical mechanisms (electron transfer to produce superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radicals), such as phenothiazinium dyes, fullerenes, and titanium dioxide,...
The growing resistance developed by microbes towards antimicrobial agents has driven our focus on de...
The increasing number of hospital-acquired infections demand the development of innovative antimicro...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged in the clinical field as a potential alternati...
We have recently discovered that the photodynamic action of many different photosensitizers (PSs) ca...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is gaining a special importance as an effective approach a...
Many studies show that photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a powerful tool for the fight against path...
The careless use of antibiotics led to the emergence of multi-resistant bacteria responsible for 700...
Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms (PDI) finds use in a variety of applications. Several st...
Despite advances achieved over the last decade, infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacterial ...
Antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria dictates the development of novel treatment modalities ...
This alternative format thesis presents two manuscripts investigating the use of photodynamic inact...
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative to conventional therapies for the treatment of...
The continuously rising cases of antibiotic resistance and pathogenic bacterial mutations pose a ser...
Background and Objectives: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) employs a non-toxic photosensit...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a novel treatment method for the destruction of microor...
The growing resistance developed by microbes towards antimicrobial agents has driven our focus on de...
The increasing number of hospital-acquired infections demand the development of innovative antimicro...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged in the clinical field as a potential alternati...
We have recently discovered that the photodynamic action of many different photosensitizers (PSs) ca...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is gaining a special importance as an effective approach a...
Many studies show that photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a powerful tool for the fight against path...
The careless use of antibiotics led to the emergence of multi-resistant bacteria responsible for 700...
Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms (PDI) finds use in a variety of applications. Several st...
Despite advances achieved over the last decade, infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacterial ...
Antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria dictates the development of novel treatment modalities ...
This alternative format thesis presents two manuscripts investigating the use of photodynamic inact...
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative to conventional therapies for the treatment of...
The continuously rising cases of antibiotic resistance and pathogenic bacterial mutations pose a ser...
Background and Objectives: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) employs a non-toxic photosensit...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a novel treatment method for the destruction of microor...
The growing resistance developed by microbes towards antimicrobial agents has driven our focus on de...
The increasing number of hospital-acquired infections demand the development of innovative antimicro...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged in the clinical field as a potential alternati...