While nature has optimized its antifouling strategies over millions of years, synthetic
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern
therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the …

The threat posed by antibiotic‐resistant bacteria and the challenge of biofilm formation has
highlighted the inadequacies of conventional antibacterial therapies, leading to increased …

A system composed of ethylcellulose (EC) nanofibers loading with [5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis
(pentafluorophenyl) porphyrinato] zinc (II)(TPPF 20-Zn) was developed as electrospun mats …

Over the years, microorganisms have developed several resistance mechanisms against
standard treatments, thus limiting the effect of drugs and rendering ineffective therapies …

The treatment of pathogenic bacterial infection has long been the most serious threat to
human life and attracted widespread attention. Herein, a supramolecular photosensitizer …

A photostable and photodynamic antimicrobial surface was successfully obtained and
applied to photoinactivate microorganisms. This approach was based on the synthesis of a …

A photoactivatable antimicrobial polymeric surface based on a porphycene derivate was
efficiently prepared and evaluated to kill pathogenic microorganisms. The development of …

Blue light is an emerging technology used for the decontamination of food contact surfaces
and products. It is based on the activation of photosensitizers by light, determining the …

A series of ɑ-tetra-substituted phthalocyanines (M= 2H, Cu, Co, Ni) with morpholinyl
moieties and their corresponding quaternized derivatives have been synthesized. The …