Gold nanoparticles enhance the toluidine blue-induced lethal photosensitisation of Staphylococcus aureus

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-414

  Narband, Naima ^a   Tubby, Sarah ^b   Parkin, Ivan P ^a   Gil Tomás, Jesús ^a   Ready, Derren ^b   Nair, Sean P ^b   Wilson, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bactericidal; Light; Nanogold; Photosensitisation; Toluidine blue

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDAL; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; IN-VIVO; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIGHT CAPTURING; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; NANOGOLD; NANOGOLD PARTICLES; NEW APPROACHES; NONRADIATIVE PROCESS; PHOTOSENSITISATION; SINGLET OXYGEN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOLUIDINE BLUE; TOLUIDINE BLUE O; WHITE LIGHT;

ENZYME INHIBITION; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

GOLD;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; SINGLET OXYGEN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILLUMINATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WHITE LIGHT;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 65749115558     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341308786306134     Document Type: Review

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