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Amphiphilic di-cationic methylene blue for improving antibacterial photodynamic efficiency through high accumulation and low aggregation on bacterial cell surfaces

Hao Zhang, Lixian Xu, Xiaoxiao Gu, Dinghua Yu, Shuang Li

RSC Advances · 2022 · 14 citations · 34 references

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Amphiphilic di-cationic photosensitizers C 12 -MB could accumulate over bacterial cells with lower aggregation due to planar stack possibility inhibition, which could enhance anti-bacterial photodynamic efficiency.

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