Open AccessEnhancement of erythrosine-mediated photodynamic therapy of Streptococcus mutans biofilms by light fractionation
Author(s) -
Daniel Metcalf
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl205
Subject(s) - erythrosine , streptococcus mutans , biofilm , fractionation , irradiation , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , photodynamic therapy , chromatography , biology , bacteria , genetics , physics , organic chemistry , nuclear physics
We aimed to increase the bacterial cell killing efficacy of erythrosine-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) of Streptococcus mutans biofilms by fractionating the delivered light dose into a series of shorter pulses.
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