Synergistic antibacterial strategy based on photodynamic therapy: Progress and perspectives

X Hu, H Zhang, Y Wang, BC Shiu, JH Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dramatic increase in drug resistant bacteria resistance to existing conventional
antibiotics poses a great challenge to the effective treatment of infectious diseases …

Emerging photothermal-derived multimodal synergistic therapy in combating bacterial infections

J Huo, Q Jia, H Huang, J Zhang, P Li, X Dong… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the emerging bacterial resistance and the protection of tenacious biofilms, it is hard
for the single antibacterial modality to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects nowadays. In …

Nanomaterials-based photothermal therapy and its potentials in antibacterial treatment

Y Chen, Y Gao, Y Chen, L Liu, A Mo, Q Peng - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, novel antibacterial strategies are urgently
needed. In recent years, several antibiotics-independent physical approaches have …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in engineered polymeric materials for efficient photodynamic inactivation of bacterial pathogens

S Gnanasekar, G Kasi, X He, K Zhang, L Xu, ET Kang - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, infectious diseases persist as a global crisis by causing significant destruction to
public health and the economic stability of countries worldwide. Especially bacterial …

Biocatalytic nanomaterials: A new pathway for bacterial disinfection

X Fan, F Yang, C Nie, L Ma, C Cheng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical treatment of pathogenic infection has emerged as a growing challenge in global
public health. Such treatment is currently limited to antibiotics, but abuse of antibiotics have …

Responsive and synergistic antibacterial coatings: fighting against bacteria in a smart and effective way

T Wei, Q Yu, H Chen - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial coatings that eliminate initial bacterial attachment and prevent subsequent
biofilm formation are essential in a number of applications, especially implanted medical …

Two-dimensional antibacterial materials

B Li, Y Luo, Y Zheng, X Liu, L Tan, S Wu - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Diseases caused by pathogens continue to threaten the health of people around the world,
especially with the emergence of drug resistance. Therefore, there is an urgent need to …

Rejuvenated photodynamic therapy for bacterial infections

Q Jia, Q Song, P Li, W Huang - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of multidrug resistant bacterial strains has hastened the exploration of
advanced microbicides and antibacterial techniques. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy …

Recent progress in photocatalytic antibacterial

Z Zhou, B Li, X Liu, Z Li, S Zhu, Y Liang… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Pathogens on wounds and infected tissues or pathogens in drinking water or public facilities
have been doing great harm in human life. Because of booming drug resistance and …

Highly Effective and Noninvasive Near‐Infrared Eradication of a Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm on Implants by a Photoresponsive Coating within 20 Min

M Li, L Li, K Su, X Liu, T Zhang, Y Liang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms have been related to the persistence of infections on medical implants, and these
cannot be eradicated because of the resistance of biofilm structures. Therefore, a …