Special Issue in Honor of Dr. Michael Weber's 70th Birthday: Photodynamic Therapy: Rising Star in Pharmaceutical Applications

• Other Authors: Preis, Eduard (Editor), Wojcik, Matthias (Editor), Litscher, Gerhard (Editor), Bakowsky, Udo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmaceutical industries; antibiotic resistance; virulence factors; Klebsiella pneumoniae; photodynamic therapy; cyanine dyes; cancer therapy; irradiation; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; periodontitis; scaling and root planing; systematic review; meta-analysis; colon carcinoma cells; stress responses; candidiasis; C. albicans; methylene blue; tetraether liposomes; nebulisation; liposomal stability; curcumin; A549 cells; PDT mechanisms; new photosensitizers; PDT tumor treatment; antimicrobial PDT; non-oncologic applications of PDT; PDT in medical devices; photosensitizers; liposomes; stealth liposomes; thermosensitive liposomes; tetraether lipids; cancer; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; hypericin; wound infection model; targeted delivery; head and neck cancer; nanoparticles; 5-aminolevulinic acid; ALA-based photodynamic therapy; phototherapy; extracorporeal; photopheresis; chronic graft-versus-host disease; light; malignant tumors; nanomedicine; natural photosensitizer; photobiomodulation (PBM); photodynamic therapy (PDT); porphyrins; fluorescence lifetime imaging miscroscopy (FLIM); antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT); Helicobacter pylori biofilm; experimental arthritis; multi-drug resistance; antibiotic synergy; dental caries; oral biofilms; Fotoenticine; chlorine; antimicrobials; ROS; combinatory strategies; multidrug resistance; wound healing; low-dose photodynamic therapy; photosensitizer; two-photon microscopy; second-harmonic-generation-to-auto-fluorescence aging index of the dermis; actinic keratosis; physcion; hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin; low dose photodynamic therapy; optical coherence tomography; aggregation-induced emission; organelles targeting; hepatocellular carcinoma; viral inactivation; photodynamic inactivation; SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus; enveloped virus; UV-C light; antimicrobial nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; magnetic nanoparticles; hydrogel; photothermal therapy; nanocarrier; actinic keratoses; combination; topical; systemic; laser; n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Still, only a tiny fraction of PDT's potential has been realized in the clinical practice guideline. Nevertheless, multiple contributions from all over the world emphasize the importance of PDT and signal that there is much more to expect!