Photodynamic Therapy: From the Basics to the Current Progress of N-Heterocyclic-Bearing Dyes as Effective Photosensitizers

E Lima, LV Reis - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy, an alternative that has gained weight and popularity compared to
current conventional therapies in the treatment of cancer, is a minimally invasive therapeutic …

Photo-stimuli-responsive CuS nanomaterials as cutting-edge platform materials for antibacterial applications

A Naskar, K Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photo-stimuli-responsive therapeutic nanomaterials have gained widespread attention as
frontline materials for biomedical applications. The photoactivation strategies are classified …

Riboflavin-based carbon dots with high singlet oxygen generation for photodynamic therapy

J Yue, L Li, C Jiang, Q Mei, WF Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy, as an effective treatment for superficial tumors, has attracted more
and more attention. The development of safe, biocompatible and in vivo photosensitive …

Use of photosensitive molecules in the crosslinking of biopolymers: applications and considerations in biomaterials development

N Santos, E Fuentes-Lemus… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of diverse types of biomaterials has significantly contributed to bringing
new biomedical strategies to treat clinical conditions. Applications of these biomaterials can …

[HTML][HTML] The photodynamic and direct actions of methylene blue on mitochondrial energy metabolism: A balance of the useful and harmful effects of this …

EM Klosowski, BTL de Souza, MS Mito… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
According to the literature, methylene blue (MB) is a photosensitizer (PS) with a high affinity
for mitochondria. Therefore, several studies have explored this feature to evaluate its …

A look at photodynamic inactivation as a tool for pests and vector-borne diseases control

AR Lima, LD Dias, M Garbuio, NM Inada… - Laser Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The control of pests and vector-borne diseases (VDBs) are considered public health issues
Worldwide. Among the control techniques and pesticides used so far, photodynamic …

Norsquaraine endowed with anticancer and antibacterial activities

A Toksoy, Ö Sonkaya, DS Erkan, RB Gulen… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a method for the treatment of cancer.
Furthermore, PDT can also be used for the eradication of bacteria. The photo-sensitizing …

New poly (acrylamide) nanoparticles in the development of third generation photosensitizers

MS Gualdesi, J Vara, V Aiassa, CIA Igarzabal… - Dyes and …, 2021 - Elsevier
There are promising data on the use of poly (acrylamide) nanoparticles (PAA-NPs) in the
development of third generation photosensitizers for application in antimicrobial …

Design and Application of an in Situ Traceable NO Donor for Promoting the Healing of Wound Infections

S Wang, J Zhan, X Zhou, C He… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Therapies for wound infections require medications with antibacterial and wound‐healing
functions. However, it remains a challenge to produce a single drug that can perform dual …

Development of an intelligent photosensitive antibacterial wound dressing: Simultaneous detection and treatment of bacterial infection for accelerated wound healing

Q Zhou, J Wang, Y Liang, H Yang, Q Li, Q Li… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is an encouraging therapy modality for bacterial
infection. In this work, trithiophene aldehyde (3T‐CHO) as a new photosensitizers was …