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Maria A. F. Faustino
Researcher at University of Aveiro
Publications - 174
Citations - 5423
Maria A. F. Faustino is an academic researcher from University of Aveiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Porphyrin & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 146 publications receiving 4393 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria A. F. Faustino include Autonomous University of Madrid.
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Photodynamic inactivation of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospital wastewaters: influence of residual antibiotics.
Joana Almeida,João P. C. Tomé,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Ângela Cunha,Liliana Vale Costa,Maria A. F. Faustino,Adelaide Almeida +8 more
TL;DR: It can be concluded that PDI has potential to be an effective alternative for the inactivation of MDR bacteria in hospital wastewaters and that the presence of antibiotics may enhance its effectiveness.
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Functional cationic nanomagnet-porphyrin hybrids for the photoinactivation of microorganisms
Carla M. B. Carvalho,Eliana Alves,Liliana Vale Costa,João P. C. Tomé,Maria A. F. Faustino,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Adelaide Almeida,Angela Cunha,Zhi Lin,João Rocha +11 more
TL;DR: These new multicharged nanomagnet-porphyrin hybrids are very stable in water and highly effective in the photoinactivation of bacteria and phages and makes these materials novel photosensitizers for water or wastewater disinfection.
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Mechanisms of photodynamic inactivation of a Gram-negative recombinant bioluminescent bacterium by cationic porphyrins
Anabela Tavares,Sandra Raquel da Silva Dias,Carla M. B. Carvalho,Maria A. F. Faustino,João P. C. Tomé,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Ângela Cunha,Newton C. M. Gomes,Eliana Alves,Adelaide Almeida +11 more
TL;DR: The results obtained in this study suggest that singlet oxygen plays a very important role over free radicals (type I mechanism) on the PI process of the bioluminescent E. coli by Tri-Py(+)-Me-PF, Tetra-Py
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Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacterial and Yeast Biofilms With a Cationic Porphyrin
Sandra Beirão,Sara Fernandes,Joel Coelho,Maria A. F. Faustino,João P. C. Tomé,João P. C. Tomé,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Augusto C. Tomé,Adelaide Almeida,Angela Cunha +9 more
TL;DR: The results show that the Tetra‐Py+‐Me causes significant inactivation of the microorganisms, either in biofilms or in the planktonic form, and demonstrate that polysaccharides of the biofilm matrix may be a primary target of photodynamic damage.
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Influence of external bacterial structures on the efficiency of photodynamic inactivation by a cationic porphyrin
M. A. Pereira,Maria A. F. Faustino,João P. C. Tomé,João P. C. Tomé,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Ângela Cunha,Adelaide Almeida +8 more
TL;DR: The results support the theory that the outer cell structures are major bacterial targets for PDI, and the chemical composition of the external structures has a stronger effect on PDI efficiency than complexity and the number of layers of the External coating, and lipids seem to be an important target of PDI.