Lucrezia Caselli

Oct 23, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Lucrezia Caselli |Guanqun Du |Samantha Micciulla |Tanja Traini

IntroductionClick to copy section linkSection link copied!As a result of antibiotic resistance development, bacterial infections are on their way to once again becoming a leading cause of severe illness and death, even in developed countries. (1) It is, therefore, urgent to develop novel antimicrobial therapeutics. Besides pharmaceuticals, nanomaterials may display potent antimicrobial properties, also against antibiotic-resistant strains.

Jun 20, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Lucrezia Caselli |Samantha Micciulla |Institut Laue |Tanja Traini

1 Introduction Photocatalytic nanoparticles are promising systems in the fight against bacterial infections, as they may be designed to potently suppress a wide spectrum of bacteria in both planktonic and biofilm states, including strains resistant to conventional antibiotics.[1-4] Antimicrobial effects of photocatalytic nanoparticles are related to the generation of free electrons and holes under illumination, which react with water and dissolved oxygen (as well as other solutes) to form...