Recently, antibiotic resistance of pathogens has grown given the excessive and
inappropriate usage of common antimicrobial agents. Hence, producing novel antimicrobial …

Functionalized fullerenes have shown interesting biomedical applications as potential
phototherapeutic agents. The hydrophobic carbon sphere of fullerene C 60 can be …

Oral diseases such as tooth caries, periodontal diseases, endodontic infections, etc., are
prevalent worldwide. The heavy burden of oral infectious diseases and their consequences …

Theranostic photosensitizers which enable both disease diagnosis and effective treatment
have recently received much attention towards personalized medicine. Herein, we report a …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is gaining a special importance as an effective
approach against multidrug-resistant strains responsible of fatal infections. The addition of …

Carbon nanomaterials (CNM) have gained great interest in the scientific community and
motivated multiple studies in the biomedical field thanks to their unique properties. The …

The review discusses prospects for the use of fullerenes and their various functionalised
adducts: polyhydroxylated fullerenes (fullerenols), carboxylated fullerenes, adducts with …

The use of antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs) in sub-therapeutic doses for long periods
promotes the selection of resistant microorganisms and the subsequent risk of spreading …

Pathogenic viruses are frequently present in marine and estuarine waters, due to poor
wastewater (WW) treatments, which consequently affect water quality and human health …

In nature, microorganisms can form highly structured complexes designed as biofilms, that
cause severe and chronic infectious in humans. The formation of biofilms provides microbes …