Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy with asymmetrical cationic or neutral metallophthalocyanines conjugated to amino-functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles (spherical or pyramidal) against planktonic and biofilm microbial cultures
Azole Sindelo, Lindokuhle Cindy Nene, Tebello Nyokong
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmCationic polymerizationCandida albicansAntimicrobialSinglet oxygenZincChemistryEscherichia coliStaphylococcus aureusMicrobiologyOrganic chemistryBacteriaBiochemistryBiologyOxygenGeneticsGenePhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics