Organic photosensitizers for antimicrobial phototherapy
Ewha Womans University · Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Abstract
Microbial infectious diseases, especially those caused by new and antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microbes, have become a significant threat to global human health. As an antibiotic-free therapy, phototherapy is a promising approach to treat microbial infections due to its spatiotemporal selectivity, non-invasiveness, minimal side effects, and broad antimicrobial spectrum. Although organic photosensitizer-based antimicrobial phototherapy has been extensively studied over the last decade, there has been no specific review article on this topic yet. It is important and timely to summarize recent research progress in this field. This tutorial review highlights the concept and significance of phototherapy and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 31.29
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 74
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4Topics & keywords
- Antimicrobial
- Nanotechnology
- Chemistry
- Biochemical engineering
- Photodynamic therapy
- Materials science
- Organic chemistry
- Engineering