Blue light therapy

Blue light therapy

Blue light therapy at specific wavelengths and intensities kills bacteria in wounds in multiple
studies.

Blue light rescues mice from potentially fatal Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn infection: efficacy,
safety, and mechanism of action
Tianhong Dai et al.
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. doi:10.1128/AAC.01652-12
Blue 470-nm Light Kills Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Vitro

Chukuka S. Enwemeka, Deborah Williams, Sombiri K. Enwemeka, Steve Hollosi, and David
Yens. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. April 2009, 27(2): 221-226.
doi:10.1089/pho.2008.2413.
Visible 405 nm SLD light photo-destroys methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in
vitro
Chukuka S. Enwemeka et al.
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 10 December 2008 Pages 734–737
Photomed Laser Surg. 2006 Dec;24(6):680-3.
Effects of combined 405-nm and 880-nm light on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa in vitro.