Publications by authors named "Ricardo S Moura"
() is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes infections ranging from mild superficial cases to more severe, potentially fatal conditions. Many photosensitisers used in photodynamic therapy are more effective against superficial infections due to limitations in treating deeper tissue infections. Recently, attention to this bacterium has increased due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains, which complicate antibiotic treatment.
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- - Chronic respiratory diseases can lead to irreversible lung damage, making lung transplantation necessary, and organ engineering with stem cells shows promise for generating new organs.
- - This study systematically reviewed literature on decellularised lungs' extracellular matrix (ECM) conditions after various sterilisation processes, following PRISMA guidelines and analyzing five positive-result articles.
- - The findings indicate that all sterilisation methods, whether physical or chemical, negatively impact the ECM, and no ideal sterilisation protocol was identified for effective pulmonary scaffold preparation in tissue or organ engineering.