Light-based technologies for management of COVID-19 pandemic crisis

Caetano P. Sabino; Anthony R. Ball; Mauricio S. Baptista; Tianhong Dai; Michael R. Hamblin; Martha S. Ribeiro; Ana L. Santos; Fábio P. Sellera; George P. Tegos; Mark Wainwright

doi:10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111999

Light-based technologies for management of COVID-19 pandemic crisis

Caetano P. Sabino, Anthony R. Ball, Mauricio S. Baptista, Tianhong Dai, Michael R. Hamblin, Martha S. Ribeiro, Ana L. Santos, Fábio P. Sellera, George P. Tegos, Mark Wainwright

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Abstract

The global dissemination of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has accelerated the need for the implementation of effective antimicrobial strategies to target the causative agent SARS-CoV-2. Light-based technologies have a demonstrable broad range of activity over standard chemotherapeutic antimicrobials and conventional disinfectants, negligible emergence of resistance, and the capability to modulate the host immune response. This perspective article identifies the benefits, challenges, and pitfalls of repurposing light-based strategies to combat the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Article number	111999
Journal	Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
Volume	212
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111999
Publication status	Published - Nov 2020

Keywords

germicidal
photobiology
photobiomodulation
photodynamic
photoinactivation
ultraviolet
virucidal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiation
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Biophysics
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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Light-based technologies for management of COVID-19 pandemic crisis

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