Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using malachite green encapsulated mesoporous silica nanoparticles: an in vitro study

Background Rise in the number of healthcare associated or hospital acquired infections is a major problem affecting the global healthcare sector. We evaluated superior antibacterial and antibiofilm photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using malachite green encapsulated mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MG-MSN...

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Main Authors: Parasuraman Paramanantham, Busi Siddhardha, Sruthil Lal SB, Alok Sharan, Abdullah A. Alyousef, Mohammed Saeed Al Dosary, Mohammed Arshad, Asad Syed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7454.pdf