Formulation and characterisation of lyophilised curcumin solid dispersions for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT)
Kristine Opsvik Wikene, Anne Bee Hegge, Ellen Bruzell and Hanne Hjorth Tønnesen | May 29th 2014
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Curcumin is currently under investigation as a potential photosensitiser in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). Previous studies have demonstrated high phototoxicity towards Gram-positive (G+) bacteria, but lower effect on Gram-negative (G-) bacteria.
