Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: Latest developments with a focus on combinatory strategies

R Youf, M Müller, A Balasini, F Thétiot, M Müller… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern
therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the …

[HTML][HTML] Fullerene C60 derivatives as antimicrobial photodynamic agents

DA Heredia, AM Durantini, JE Durantini… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Functionalized fullerenes have shown interesting biomedical applications as potential
phototherapeutic agents. The hydrophobic carbon sphere of fullerene C 60 can be …

The potential application of natural photosensitizers used in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against oral infections

S Afrasiabi, A Partoazar, N Chiniforush, R Goudarzi - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oral health problems and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic
bacterial strains have become major global challenges and are essential elements that …

Application of fullerenes as photosensitizers for antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation: a review

W Hou, G Shi, S Wu, J Mo, L Shen, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) is a newly emerged treatment approach that
can effectively address the issue of multidrug resistance resulting from the overuse of …

BOPHY‐Fullerene C60 Dyad as a Photosensitizer for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy

EJ Gonzalez Lopez, AM Sarotti… - … A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A novel BOPHY–fullerene C60 dyad (BP‐C60) was designed as a heavy‐atom‐
free photosensitizer (PS) with potential uses in photodynamic treatment and reactive oxygen …

Fullerene C60-chitosan conjugate applied in the photoinactivation of Staphylococcus aureus

NS Gsponer, E Baigorria, EN Durantini… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel fullerene/chitosan (C 60-CS) conjugate was synthesized. The addition reaction of
the amine groups of chitosan (CS) to fullerene (C 60) was carried out in N, N …

Hybrid nanoparticles of tetraamino fullerene and benzothiadiazole fluorophore as efficient photosensitizers against multidrug-resistant bacteria

Y Tan, Y Ma, C Zhao, Z Huang, A Zhang - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy has emerged as an innovative and promising
alternative treatment for mitigating the prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens …

Diels‐Alder Reaction Mechanisms of La@C60 and Gd@C60 Studied Using Density Functional Theory

CX Cui, JR He, LB Qu, CX Li, JL Peng… - … –A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Encapsulation of transition metals represents a crucial method for modifying the electronic
structure and regulating the reactivity of fullerene, thereby expanding its applications …