A new gallium derivative of protoporphyrin IX as a "light ON/OFF" compound effective against critical human pathogens

Hao Zhang¹, Qingsi Li¹, Xiaoyu Qi¹, Hongyan Ma², Mariusz Grinholc³, Joanna Nakonieczna³, Bingran Yu⁴, Xing Wang⁵, Lei Zhang¹

¹Tianjin University, Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Tianjin, China; ²Tianjin University, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin, China; ³University of Gdańsk, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, Laboratory of Photobiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Poland; ⁴Beijing University of Chemical Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing, China; ⁵Beijing University of Chemical Technology, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Beijing, China

Fungal Photosensitizers – A new Scaffold of Tailor-made Photoantimicrobials?

Bianka Siewert¹, Johannes Fiala^1,2, Fabian Hammerle¹, Julian Bösking³, Pamela Vrabl², Andrea Pannwitz³, Ursula Peintner², Michaela Lackner⁴

¹University of Innsbruck, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Austria; ²University of Innsbruck, Institute of Microbiology, Austria; ³University of Ulm, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Germany; ⁴Medical University of Innsbruck, Institute of Hygiene und Medical MicrobiologyAustria

In vitro photoinactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilm by a novel multi-dose LED-based illumination method

Chiara Treghini^1,2, Giacomo Insero^1,2, Alfonso Dell'Accio^1,2, Maria Micieli^2,3, Eleonora Riccobono⁴, Felice Valzano⁴, Franco Fusi^1,2, Gian Maria Rossolini^2,3, Lucia Pallecchi⁴, Light4Lungs Group², Giovanni Romano^1,2

¹University of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, Florence, Italy; ²Light4Lungs group: S. Nonell, Institut Quimic de Sarria, Barcelona, Spain; G. Romano, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; N. Henry, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; M. Palomares, Fundacio Privada Institut Catala D’Investigacio Quimica, Tarragona, Spain; F. Moret, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; G. Taylor, Cardiff Scintigraphics Ltd, Cardiff, UK; A. Kadioglu, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Mireia Manent, We-Do Projects, Barcelona, Spain; ³University of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy; ⁴University of Siena, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Siena, Italy

Action spectrum for the photodynamic inactivation of chronic lung infections: the influence of biofilm and tissue optical properties

Giovanni Romano^1,2, Chiara Treghini^1,2, Alfonso Dell'Accio^1,2, Giacomo Insero^1,2, Nidia Maldonado-Carmona^2,3, Nelly Henry^2,3, Franco Fusi^1,2, Light4Lungs Group²

¹University of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, Florence, Italy; ²Light4Lungs group: S. Nonell, Institut Quimic de Sarria, Barcelona, Spain; G. Romano, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; N. Henry, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; M. Palomares, Fundacio Privada Institut Catala D’Investigacio Quimica, Tarragona, Spain; F. Moret, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; G. Taylor, Cardiff Scintigraphics Ltd, Cardiff, UK; A. Kadioglu, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Mireia Manent, We-Do Projects, Barcelona, Spain; ³Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire Jean Perrin, Paris, France

Photodynamic Inactivation of microorganisms for agricultural applications

Andreas Fellner¹, Christoph Hamminger¹, Linda Jernej¹, Annette Wimmer¹, Jun Liu², Michael Fefer², Kristjan Plaetzer¹

¹Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Austria; ²Suncor AgroScience, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Modular supramolecular complexes for targeted antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation

Cristiano Viappiani¹, Stefania Abbruzzetti¹, Pietro Delcanale¹, Andrea Mussini^1,2, Paolo Bianchini^1,3,4, Alberto Diaspro^3,4, Monserrat Agut², Santi Nonell²

¹Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parma 43124, Italy; ²Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona 08017, Spain; ³Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova 16152, Italy; ⁴DIFILAB, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Genova 16146, Italy

Anti-biofilm photodynamic inactivation strategies - in vitro study with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Paulo Nakada, Fernanda Alves, Cristina Kurachi

University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Photoinactivation of microorganisms in different water matrices

Maria Bartolomeu¹, Carlos J. P. Monteiro², Maria Graça P.M.S. Neves², Adelaide Almeida¹, Maria Amparo Ferreira Faustino²

¹CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro,; ²LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal