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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2013 Sep 1;10(4):647–650. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2013.08.001

Figure 1. Electroporation in combination with aPDT.

Figure 1

The PS in solution is allowed to gain intracellular access to the bacteria after temporary electropores are created by the pulse. The pores close up without killing the bacteria but when red light is delivered the bacteria are killed by aPDT more than simply incubating the bacteria with PS alone.