Light-activated anti-infective materials for healthcare

Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) employs the use of a photosensitiser (PS), light and oxygen to produce highly toxic singlet oxygen (1O2) and other reactive oxygen species, which are capable of reducing the microbial load either in a solution or on a material. In this thesis, hydrogel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Baróid, Áine Treasa
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695325