Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes as emerging photosensitisers for antibacterial photodynamic therapy

• Main Authors: Ng, Xiao Ying, Fong, Kar Wai, Kiew, Lik Voon, Chung, Pooi Yin, Liew, Yun Khoon, Delsuc, Nicolas, Zulkefeli, Mohd, Low, May Lee
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2024
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45001/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has recently emerged as a potential valuable alternative to treat microbial infections. In PDT, singlet oxygen is generated in the presence of photosensitisers and oxygen under light irradiation of a specific wavelength, causing cytotoxic damage to bacteria. This review hi...