The Use of Artificial Gel Forming Bolalipids as Novel Formulations in Antimicrobial and Antifungal Therapy

• Main Authors: Nathalie Goergen (Author), Matthias Wojcik (Author), Simon Drescher (Author), Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy (Author), Jana Brüßler (Author), Udo Bakowsky (Author), Jarmila Jedelská (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The alarming growth of multi-drug resistant bacteria has led to a quest for alternative antibacterial therapeutics. One strategy to circumvent the already existing resistance is the use of photodynamic therapy. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) involves the use of non-toxic photosensitizers...