Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

Due to the emerging bacterial resistance and the protection of tenacious biofilms, it is hard
for the single antibacterial modality to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects nowadays. In …

In view of the lack of a specific drug-sustained release system that is responsive to chronic
wounds of the type II diabetic foot, and the demands for frequent movement at the foot …

Microbial infectious diseases, especially those caused by new and antibiotic-resistant
pathogenic microbes, have become a significant threat to global human health. As an …

Bacteria, as the most abundant living organisms, have always been a threat to human life
until the development of antibiotics. However, with the wide use of antibiotics over a long …

Some infectious or malignant diseases such as cancers are seriously threatening the health
of human beings all over the world. The commonly used antibiotic therapy cannot effectively …

Photothermal treatment (PTT) involving a combination of therapeutic modalities recently
emerged as an efficient alternative for combating biofilm. However, PTT-related local high …

Rationale: Chronic nonhealing diabetic wound therapy and complete skin regeneration
remains a critical clinical challenge. The controlled release of bioactive factors from a …

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease deriving from dental plaque, characterized by
the excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), matrix metalloproteinase …

The application of photothermal therapy to treat bacterial infections remains a challenge, as
the high temperatures required for bacterial elimination can damage healthy tissues. Here …