Nowadays, infectious diseases persist as a global crisis by causing significant destruction to
public health and the economic stability of countries worldwide. Especially bacterial …

The BODIPY chromophore is one of the most versatile fluorophore building blocks in various
research fields, especially in life science and material science. It has attracted substantial …

The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causes difficult-to-treat
infections with long-term hospitalizations and a high incidence of death, thus representing a …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and allied photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy
have shown remarkable activity against bacterial pathogens in both planktonic and biofilm …

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

The widespread use of antibiotics drives the evolution of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
(ARB), threatening patients and healthcare professionals. Therefore, the development of …

Owing to its flexibility and high treatment efficiency, phototherapy is rapidly emerging for
treating bacteria-induced diseases, but how to improve the sensitivity of bacteria to reactive …

The continuous emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens evoked the development of
innovative approaches targeting virulence factors unique to their pathogenic cascade …

Highlights•The WHO is seriously concerned about bacterial infections resistance in clinical
medicine.•Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) represents a promising alternative to …

Traditional antibacterial procedures are getting inefficient due to the emergence of
antimicrobial resistance, which makes alternative treatments in urgent demand. However …