Highly effective photodynamic inactivation of E. coli using gold nanorods/SiO2 core–shell nanostructures with embedded verteporfin
Keyword(s):
E Coli
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The potential of gold nanorods coated with a 20 nm silica shell loaded with verteporfin as efficient NIR nanostructures for photodynamic therapy to eradicate a virulent strain of E. coli associated with urinary tract infection is described.