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Table 2.

Recent examples reported in the literature of Staphylococcus aureus inactivation caused by photosensitizing materials.

Photosensitizer	Support	Initial load (log₁₀ CFU/ml)	Load reduction (Δlog₁₀ CFU/ml)	References
Porphyrin	Dipyrromethane polymeric films	7–7.8	4–5	(45)
Electropolymerizable Zn(II) porphyrin containing carbazoyl groups	Polymeric films from polymerization of the porphyrin	6	6	(46)
Methylene blue	Methacrylate polymer doped with montmorillonite	8–8.7	4.8	(47)
Rose Bengal	Sol–gel hybrid coatings based on alkyl silanes	4.4	4.4	(48)
${[M o_{6} I_{8} A c_{6}]}^{2 -}$	P_mp (IRA900)	8	8	(49)
${[M o_{6} I_{8} A c_{6}]}^{2 -}$	P_gel (IRA400)	8	7	(49)
Rose Bengal	P_mp (IRA900)	8	5.5	This work
Rose Bengal	P_gel (IRA400)	8	7	This work