Nowadays, the increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microorganisms
requires the search for alternative methods that do not cause drug resistance. Phototherapy …

This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

Antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have emerged as a severe threat to human health. As effective
antibacterial therapies, supramolecular materials display unprecedented advantages …

The emergence of multidrug resistant bacterial strains has hastened the exploration of
advanced microbicides and antibacterial techniques. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy …

A near-infrared (NIR) light-triggerable thermo-sensitive hydrogel-based drug reservoir that
can realize on-demand antibiotics release and hyperthermia-assisted bacterial inactivation …

The clinical need for photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been growing for several decades.
Notably, PDT is often used in oncology to treat a variety of tumors since it is a low-risk …

Rapid emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR)“superbugs” poses a severe threat to global
health. Notably, undeveloped diagnosis and concomitant treatment failure remain highly …

The fabrication of functional nanoplatforms for combating multidrug‐resistant bacteria is of
vital importance. Among them, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have shown an antibacterial …

Potential of hydrogen (pH) is one of the most relevant parameters characterizing aqueous
solutions. In biology, pH is intrinsically linked to cellular life since all metabolic pathways are …

Visible-light irradiation of porphyrin and metalloporphyrin dyes in the presence of molecular
oxygen can result in the photocatalytic generation of singlet oxygen (1O2). This type II …