Ruthenium(ii) polypyridyl complexes with π-expansive ligands: synthesis and cubosome encapsulation for photodynamic therapy of non-melanoma skin cancer

Gina Elena Giacomazzo, Michele Schlich, Luca Casula, Luciano Galantini, Alessandra Del Giudice, Giangaetano Pietraperzia, Chiara Sinico, Francesca Cencetti, Sara Pecchioli, Barbara Valtancoli, Luca Conti, Sergio Murgia and Claudia Giorgi

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 3025
DOI: 10.1039/D2QI02678C

Novel fast pathogen diagnosis method for severe pneumonia patients in the intensive care unit: randomized clinical trial

Yan Wang, Xiaohui Liang, Yuqian Jiang, Danjiang Dong, Cong Zhang, Tianqiang Song, Ming Chen, Yong You, Han Liu, Min Ge, Haibin Dai, Fengchan Xi, Wanqing Zhou, Jian-Qun Chen, Qiang Wang, Qihan Chen and Wenkui Yu

eLife, 2022, 11
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.79014

Multifunctional Nanosystem for Dual Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy in Infectious Diabetic Wounds

Mohammad Sadik Ali, Hima Sree Buddhiraju, Mounika Gubige, Apoorva Basa, Gnaneshwar Gupta K, Bantal Veeresh and Aravind Kumar Rengan

ACS Infect. Dis., 2024, 10, 2978
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00306

In vitro study: methylene blue-based antibacterial photodynamic inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Laiq Zada, Shahzad Anwar, Sana Imtiaz, Muhammad Saleem and Aamer Ali Shah

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2024, 108
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13009-5

Ruthenium‐based Photoactive Metalloantibiotics†

Avijita Jain, Noah T. Garrett and Zachary P. Malone

Photochem & Photobiology, 2022, 98, 6
DOI: 10.1111/php.13435

Photo induced mechanistic activity of GO/Zn(Cu)O nanocomposite against infectious pathogens: Potential application in wound healing

D. Prema, Nikita Mariam Binu, J. Prakash and G. Devanand Venkatasubbu

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2021, 34, 102291
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102291

Photodynamic inactivation of bacteria: Why it is not enough to excite a photosensitizer

Gennady A. Meerovich, Ekaterina V. Akhlyustina, Igor D. Romanishkin, Elena A. Makarova, Irina G. Tiganova, Vladimir G. Zhukhovitsky, Ekaterina G. Kholina, Ilya B. Kovalenko, Yulia M. Romanova, Victor B. Loschenov and Marina G. Strakhovskaya

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2023, 44, 103853
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103853

Photodynamic antimicrobial studies on a Ruthenium-based metal complex

Avijita Jain, Brenda S.J. Winkel and Karen J. Brewer

Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2022, 538, 120996
DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.120996

The Multifaceted Actions of PVP–Curcumin for Treating Infections

Magdalena Metzger, Stefan Manhartseder, Leonie Krausgruber, Lea Scholze, David Fuchs, Carina Wagner, Michaela Stainer, Johannes Grillari, Andreas Kubin, Lionel Wightman and Peter Dungel

IJMS, 2024, 25, 6140
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116140

Engineering of cerium oxide loaded chitosan/polycaprolactone hydrogels for wound healing management in model of cardiovascular surgery

Haoju Dong, Weijie Liang, Shubo Song, Haina Xue, Taibing Fan and Shuang Liu

Process Biochemistry, 2021, 106, 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.03.025

Photophysical characterization of tetrahydroxyphenyl porphyrin Zn(II) and V(IV) complexes: experimental and DFT study

Carlos Diaz-Uribe, Daily Rangel, William Vallejo, Roger Valle, Yoan Hidago-Rosa, Ximena Zarate and Eduardo Schott

Biometals, 2023, 36, 1257
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-023-00514-9

Photosensitizer‐loaded hydrogels: A new antibacterial dressing

Shunying Liu, Yanhai Feng, Yang Tan, Jinyi Chen, Tao Yang, Xiaoyu Wang, Lingfei Li, Fangjie Wang, Huaping Liang, Julia‐Li Zhong, Chao Qi and Xia Lei

Wound Repair Regeneration, 2024, 32, 301
DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13156

With Blue Light against Biofilms: Berberine as Natural Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Inactivation of Human Pathogens

Annette Wimmer, Michael Glueck, Jun Liu, Michael Fefer and Kristjan Plaetzer

Photonics, 2024, 11, 647
DOI: 10.3390/photonics11070647

Efficacy of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of venous trophic ulcers: results from the experiment

B. V. Boldin, P. Yu. Turkin, A. P. Oettinger, V. Yu. Bogachev, N. O. Somov, S. G. Kuzmin, V. B. Loschenov, L. M. Mikhaleva and K. Yu. Midiber

Ambulatornaya khirurgiya, 2022, 19, 82
DOI: 10.21518/1995-1477-2022-19-2-82-94

Antimicrobial activity of D-amino acid in combination with photo-sonoactivated hypericin nanoparticles against Acinetobacter baumannii

Maryam Pourhajibagher, Nava Hosseini and Abbas Bahador

BMC Microbiol, 2023, 23
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02758-4

Synergic Fabrication of Gold Nanoparticles Embedded Dextran/ Silk Sericin Nanomaterials for the Treatment and Care of Wound Healing

Ping Chen, Leina Bian and Xiaoyan Hu

J Clust Sci, 2022, 33, 2147
DOI: 10.1007/s10876-021-02131-3

Enhancement and Limitations of Green-Spectrum Dual-Wavelength Irradiation in Porphyrin-Based Antimicrobial Strategies Targeting Cutibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum

Robin Haag, Oksana Gurow, Moritz Mack, Jörg Moisel and Martin Hessling

Pharmaceutics, 2026, 18, 72
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18010072

Upconversion nanoparticles and its based photodynamic therapy for antibacterial applications: A state-of-the-art review

Hanlin Lv, Jie Liu, Ying Wang, Xiaomin Xia, Ying Li, Wenxue Hou, Feng Li, Lantian Guo and Xue Li

Front. Chem., 2022, 10
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.996264

Photodynamic disinfection and its role in controlling infectious diseases

Rafael T. Aroso, Fábio A. Schaberle, Luís G. Arnaut and Mariette M. Pereira

Photochem Photobiol Sci, 2021, 20, 1497
DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00102-1

Plasmonic Enhancement Strategies for Light-Driven Microbe Inactivation

Björn M. Reinhard

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126, 2325
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c09951

A Feasible Strategy of Fabricating of Gold-Encapsulated Dextran/Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanoparticles for the Treatment and Care of Wound Healing

Chenxi Xia, Bei Ren, Na Liu and Ying Zheng

J Clust Sci, 2022, 33, 2179
DOI: 10.1007/s10876-021-02132-2

Solving polymicrobial puzzles: evolutionary dynamics and future directions

Abijith Srinivasan, Anusree Sajeevan, Shobana Rajaramon, Helma David and Adline Princy Solomon

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 2023, 13
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1295063

Photodynamic Inactivation of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+‐ATPase by a Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complex Featuring π‐Expansive Ligands

Gina Elena Giacomazzo, Gloria Mulas, Ilaria Palchetti, Luca Conti, Francesco Tadini-Buoninsegni, Barbara Valtancoli, Francesca Cencetti, Claudia Giorgi and Demetrio Milea

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, 2025, 2025
DOI: 10.1155/bca/8899727

Antimicrobial Photodynamic Activity of the Zn(II) Phthalocyanine RLP068/Cl Versus Antimicrobial-Resistant Priority Pathogens

Ilaria Baccani, Sara Cuffari, Francesco Giuliani, Gian Maria Rossolini and Simona Pollini

IJMS, 2025, 26, 7545
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26157545

Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacteria Using Nickel(II) Complexes with Catecholate and Phenanthroline Ligands

Raval Devraj Prakashchandra, Rohit Rai, Arif Ali Mandal, Prodyut Dhar, Samya Banerjee, Tukki Sarkar and Bathini Nagendra Babu

ChemBioChem, 2025, 26
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400678

Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Latest Developments with a Focus on Combinatory Strategies

Raphaëlle Youf, Max Müller, Ali Balasini, Franck Thétiot, Mareike Müller, Alizé Hascoët, Ulrich Jonas, Holger Schönherr, Gilles Lemercier, Tristan Montier and Tony Le Gall

Pharmaceutics, 2021, 13, 1995
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13121995

Polyphosphoester-stabilized cubosomes encapsulating a Ru(II) complex for the photodynamic treatment of lung adenocarcinoma

Luca Casula, Gina Elena Giacomazzo, Luca Conti, Marco Fornasier, Benedetto Manca, Michele Schlich, Chiara Sinico, Timo Rheinberger, Frederik R. Wurm, Claudia Giorgi and Sergio Murgia

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 670, 234
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.088