Synthesis, Photophysical Characterization, and Photoinduced Antibacterial Activity of Methylene Blue-loaded Amino- and Mannose-Targeted Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Synthesis, Photophysical Characterization, and Photoinduced Antibacterial Activity of Methylene Blue-loaded Amino- and Mannose-Targeted Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Over the last 20 years, the number of pathogenic multi-resistant microorganisms has grown steadily, which has stimulated the search for new strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), also called photodynamic inactivation, is emerging as a promising alte...

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Main Authors: Oriol Planas, Roger Bresolí-Obach, Jaume Nos, Thibault Gallavardin, Rubén Ruiz-González, Montserrat Agut, Santi Nonell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT)
singlet oxygen (1O2)
mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSNP)
methylene blue
drug delivery system
mannose
E. coli
P. aeruginosa
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/4/6284

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