Table 3.
Recent examples reported in literature of Escherichia coli inactivation caused by photosensitizing materials.
| Photosensitizer | Support | Initial load (log10 CFU/ml) | Load reduction (Δlog10 CFU/ml) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indocyanine green | Superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs | 12 | 12 | (53) |
| Porphyrin | Metal organic framework/cotton fabrics | 8 | 6 | (54) |
| Porphyrin | Silica-coated magnetite NPs | 6 | 3.1 | (55) |
| Cationic Pd(II) porphyrin | Polyacrylamide hydrogel | 6 | 2.93 | (56) |
| Rose Bengal | Sol–gel hybrid coatings based on alkyl silanes | 4.4 | 4.4 | (48) |
| Rose Bengal | Pmp (IRA900) | 8 | 5.5 | This work |
| Rose Bengal | Pgel (IRA400) | 8 | 5.5 | This work |