Biofilm describes a microbially-derived sessile community in which microbial cells are firmly
attached to the substratum and embedded in extracellular polymeric matrix. Microbial …

Antibiotics are commonly used to control, treat, or prevent bacterial infections, however
bacterial resistance to all known classes of traditional antibiotics has greatly increased in the …

Given the emergence of resistant bacterial strains and novel microorganisms that globally
threaten human life, moving toward new treatment modalities for microbial infections has …

Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (APDT) has drawn increasing attention from the
scientific society for its potential to effectively kill multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria and …

This comprehensive review provides the current trends and recent developments of
porphyrin-based photosensitizers. We discuss their evolution from first-generation to third …

The multi-drug resistant bacteria have become a serious problem complicating therapies to
such a degree that often the term “post-antibiotic era” is applied to describe the situation …

Rapid evolution and propagation of multidrug resistance among bacterial pathogens are
outpacing the development of new antibiotics, but antimicrobial photodynamic therapy …

The regeneration of cutaneous tissue is one of the most challenging issues in human
regenerative medicine. To date, several studies have been done to promote cutaneous …

The threat posed by antibiotic‐resistant bacteria and the challenge of biofilm formation has
highlighted the inadequacies of conventional antibacterial therapies, leading to increased …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines a photosensitiser, light and molecular oxygen to
induce oxidative stress that can be used to kill pathogens, cancer cells and other highly …