Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) for biofilm treatments. Possible synergy between aPDT and pulsed electric fields

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) for biofilm treatments. Possible synergy between aPDT and pulsed electric fields

Currently, microbial biofilms have been the cause of a wide variety of infections in the human body, reaching 80% of all bacterial and fungal infections. The biofilms present specific properties that increase the resistance to antimicrobial treatments. Thus, the development of new approaches is urge...

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Main Authors: Wanessa de Cassia Martins Antunes de Melo, Raimonda Celiešiūtė-Germanienė, Povilas Šimonis, Arūnas Stirkė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-12-01
Series:Virulence
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance1
biofilms2
eps3
ros4
apdt5
pef6
photosensitizer7 and electroporation8
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1960105

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