The great promise of photodynamic therapy (PDT) has thrusted the rapid progress of
developing highly effective photosensitizers (PS) in killing cancerous cells and bacteria. To …

Microbial infection is a severe concern, requiring the use of significant amounts of
antimicrobials/biocides, not only in the hospital setting, but also in other environments. The …

Nanotechnology is emerging as a new interdisciplinary field combining biology, chemistry,
physics and material science. The review describes recent developments in the synthesis …

Gold nanocomposites are being widely used in numerous biomedical applications owing to
their excellent stability and miniaturization. Gold nanocomposites are notable because of …

Green synthesis of multifunctional Zinc oxide nanoparticles (NPs) with a variety of
morphologies were achieved by low temperature solution combustion route employing …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) encapsulation technology, as a novel
antimicrobial technology, achieves efficient and steady killing of bacteria by encapsulating …

Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) is a very promising alternative to
conventional antibiotics for the efficient inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms; this is …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of different size and shape are widely used as photosensitizers
for cancer diagnostics and plasmonic photothermal (PPT)/photodynamic (PDT) therapy, as …

A new class of superhydrophobic photocatalytic surfaces that are self-cleaning through light-
induced photodegradation and the Lotus effect are presented. The films are formed in a …

Singlet oxygen (1O2) has been widely produced utilizing nanostructure-based
photocatalysts, purposed for photodynamic therapy (PDT), wastewater treatment, and photo …