Samarbeidsprosjekt om bakteriedrepende behandling

March 9th 2016

 -

Kristine Wikene, doktorgradkandidat fra Farmaøytisk insitutt, utfører deler av laboratoriearbeidet sitt ved NIOM.
Characterization and antimicrobial phototoxicity of curcumin dissolved in natural deep eutectic solvents

, and | December 1st 2015

 -

The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the potential of NADES as a solvent for the hydrophobic photosensitizer curcumin for use in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT).

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

October 13th 2015

 -

New paper from Kristine Wikene on antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.
Improved antibacterial phototoxicity of a neutral porphyrin in natural deep eutectic solvents

, and | May 2nd 2015

 -

Neutral porphyrins for antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) have received little attention due to their tendency to aggregate in aqueous media and reports of low phototoxic effect. These compounds may be less toxic to cells than positively and negatively charged photosensitisers.

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: a new antibacterial treatment

October 31st 2014

 -

As the rise in antibiotic resistant bacteria worldwide accelerates, there is a great need for alternative antibiotic treatments like antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT).