Photodynamic therapy: Innovative approaches for antibacterial and anticancer treatments

M Kolarikova, B Hosikova, H Dilenko… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment mainly for cancer but also for bacterial
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …

Nanoparticle-based medicines in clinical cancer therapy

S Wang, K Cheng, K Chen, C Xu, P Ma, G Dang… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Anti-cancer drugs with various mechanisms emerge in succession, but most of free
therapeutics are accompanied by some disadvantages, such as poor safety and …

Copper doped carbon dots for addressing bacterial biofilm formation, wound infection, and tooth staining

M Liu, L Huang, X Xu, X Wei, X Yang, X Li, B Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oral infectious diseases and tooth staining, the main challenges of dental healthcare, are
inextricably linked to microbial colonization and the formation of pathogenic biofilms …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of filler characteristics on the performance of dental composites: A comprehensive review

F Elfakhri, R Alkahtani, C Li, J Khaliq - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
In restorative dentistry, dental composites have become a popular material of choice due to
the increasing aesthetic demands and address challenges like recurrent cavities and …

Biofilm‐sensitive photodynamic nanoparticles for enhanced penetration and antibacterial efficiency

S Wu, C Xu, Y Zhu, L Zheng, L Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient antimicrobials are urgently needed for the treatment of bacterial biofilms due to their
resistance to traditional drugs. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new strategy that has been …

Stimuli-activable metal-bearing nanomaterials and precise on-demand antibacterial strategies

Y Zhong, XT Zheng, S Zhao, X Su, XJ Loh - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infections remain the leading cause of death worldwide today. The emergence of
antibiotic resistance has urged the development of alternative antibacterial technologies to …

Antimicrobial hybrid amphiphile via dynamic covalent bonds enables bacterial biofilm dispersal and bacteria eradication

Y Zhan, X Hu, Y Li, Y Wang, H Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To tackle the problems caused by bacterial biofilms, herein, this study reports an
antimicrobial hybrid amphiphile (aHA) via dynamic covalent bonds for eradicating …

Size and charge adaptive clustered nanoparticles targeting the biofilm microenvironment for chronic lung infection management

Y Gao, J Wang, M Chai, X Li, Y Deng, Q **, J Ji - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chronic lung infection caused by bacterial biofilms is an extremely serious clinical problem,
which can lead to the failure of antibiotic therapy. Although nanoparticles have shown great …

Metal‐Phenolic Network with Pd Nanoparticle Nodes Synergizes Oxidase‐Like and Photothermal Properties to Eradicate Oral Polymicrobial Biofilm‐Associated …

L Chen, M Peng, H Li, J Zhou, W He, R Hu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Designing an effective treatment strategy to combat oral diseases caused by complex
polymicrobial biofilms remains a great challenge. Herein, a series of metal‐phenolic network …

[HTML][HTML] New strategies and mechanisms for targeting Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation to prevent dental caries: a review

Z Gao, X Chen, C Wang, J Song, J Xu, X Liu… - Microbiological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dental caries, a prevalent oral infectious disease, is intricately linked to the biofilm formation
on the tooth surfaces by oral microbes. Among these, Streptococcus mutans plays a central …