Antimicrobial Sonophotodynamic Therapy: a promissing approach for biofilm inactivation.
Fernanda Alves,1 Erika T. P. Ayala,1 Sebastião Pratavieira, 1 Vanderlei S. Bagnato, 1 Cristina Kurachi, 1 1 São Carlos Institute of Physics - University of São Paulo.
Abstract
Most of the microrganisms are organized in nature as biofilm communities and are more resistant to antimicrobial agents. Sonophotodynamic Therapy is a treatment based on the application of a sensitizer, which is excited by light and ultrasound to produce oxygen reactive species, that are lethal to microrganisms. In this talk, the potential of this new antimicrobial strategy for the inactivation of microbial biofilms will be shown.
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Fernanda Alves
São Carlos Institute of Physics - University of São Paulo
Brazil
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