Photochemically produced singlet oxygen: applications and perspectives

I Pibiri, S Buscemi, A Palumbo Piccionello… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This Review aims to provide early stage researchers with an updated guide to applications
of photochemically produced singlet oxygen and, at the same time, widen the experienced …

Ultrasound-activated nanomaterials for sonodynamic cancer theranostics

N Wu, CH Fan, CK Yeh - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite intensive efforts to develop diagnostic and therapeutic tools, the successful
treatment of cancer is still hampered by the obscure boundary between cancerous cells and …

Capture and release of singlet oxygen in coordination-driven self-assembled organoplatinum (II) metallacycles

YQ He, W Fudickar, JH Tang, H Wang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Singlet oxygen (1O2), as an important active reagent, has found wide applications in
photodynamic therapy (PDT), synthetic chemistry, and materials science. Organic …

Potassium iodide potentiates broad-spectrum antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation using photofrin

L Huang, G Szewczyk, T Sarna… - ACS infectious …, 2017 - ACS Publications
It is known that noncationic porphyrins such as Photofrin (PF) are effective in mediating
antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) of Gram-positive bacteria or fungi. However …

Photodynamic and contact killing polymeric fabric coating for bacteria and SARS-CoV-2

T Wright, M Vlok, T Shapira, AD Olmstead… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of low-cost, non-toxic, scalable antimicrobial textiles is needed to address
the spread of deadly pathogens. Here, we report a polysiloxane textile coating that …

Photodynamic inactivation of different Candida species and inhibition of biofilm formation induced by water-soluble porphyrins

CF Amorim, BA Iglesias, TR Pinheiro… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background: Candida spp. is the main fungal genus related to infections in humans, and its
treatment has become a challenge due to the production of biofilm and its resistance/multi …

Direct Near Infrared Light–Activatable Phthalocyanine Catalysts

Y Katsurayama, Y Ikabata, H Maeda… - … A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The high penetration of near‐infrared (NIR) light makes it effective for use in selective
reactions under light‐shielded conditions, such as in sealed reactors and deep tissues …

[HTML][HTML] Porphyrin-induced protein oxidation and aggregation as a mechanism of porphyria-associated cell injury

D Maitra, JB Cunha, JS Elenbaas… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Genetic porphyrias comprise eight diseases caused by defects in the heme biosynthetic
pathway that lead to accumulation of heme precursors. Consequences of porphyria include …

The molecular design of and challenges relating to sensitizers for cancer sonodynamic therapy

Y Zhou, M Wang, Z Dai - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Sonodynamic therapy is a promising non-invasive treatment approach against malignant
tumors. It is believed that sonodynamic therapy is advantageous over conventional …

Influence of silver ion release on the inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria using light-activated silver nanoparticles

AJ Sorinolu, V Godakhindi, P Siano… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The widespread increase in antibiotic resistance (AR), in an extensive range of
microorganisms, demands the development of alternative antimicrobials with novel non …