Recently, photoactivated sterilization, as a rapid, effective, and antibiotic-free antibacterial method, has attracted increasing attention from researchers. Many outstanding photoresponsive materials, including photocatalysts, photosensitizers (PSs), and photothermal materials, have been developed and applied to microbial inactivation and to treat infectious bacterial diseases. This mini-review aims to provide insights gathered from studying photoresponsive antibacterial materials and systems, including (1) reactive oxygen species (ROS)-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) and (2) hyperthermia-based photothermal therapy (PTT). In addition, potential application fields for these methods, the remaining challenges to using photoresponsive materials for microbial inactivation, perspectives for the future, and prospective research directions are discussed in depth.

近来，作为快速，有效且不含抗生素的抗菌方法，光活化杀菌引起了研究人员的越来越多的关注。已经开发了许多杰出的光响应材料，包括光催化剂，光敏剂（PSs）和光热材料，并将其应用于微生物灭活和治疗传染性细菌疾病。本小型综述旨在提供从研究光响应性抗菌材料和系统中收集到的见解，包括（1）基于活性氧（ROS）的光动力疗法（PDT）和（2）基于热疗的光热疗法（PTT）。此外，这些方法的潜在应用领域，使用光响应性材料进行微生物灭活的剩余挑战，对未来的展望，