Photocatalytic antimicrobials: principles, design strategies, and applications

B Ran, L Ran, Z Wang, J Liao, D Li, K Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, the increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microorganisms
requires the search for alternative methods that do not cause drug resistance. Phototherapy …

Metal organic framework-based antibacterial agents and their underlying mechanisms

D Han, X Liu, S Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacteria, as the most abundant living organisms, have always been a threat to human life
until the development of antibiotics. However, with the wide use of antibiotics over a long …

A review of MOFs and their composites‐based photocatalysts: synthesis and applications

Y Qian, F Zhang, H Pang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis is considered to be a green and environment‐friendly technology since it can
convert solar energy into other types of chemical energies. Over the past several years …

An injectable multifunctional hydrogel for eradication of bacterial biofilms and wound healing

T Du, Z **ao, G Zhang, L Wei, J Cao, Z Zhang, X Li… - Acta biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound treatment is largely influenced by pre-existing hypoxic microenvironments and
biofilms, which can severely diminish the efficacy of phototherapy, suggesting the …

Preparation of photocatalytic and antibacterial MOF nanozyme used for infected diabetic wound healing

X Zhao, L Chang, Y Hu, S Xu, Z Liang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infection has been a considerable obstacle for diabetic wound healing. A
multifunctional nanoplatform used as nanozyme for bacterial infected diabetic wound is …

Metal-organic framework-based dressings: application and opportunities in wound healing

Q Huang, Y Chen, M Ye, S Zhuang, A Zhong… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The process of healing a wound is multifaceted and organized that needs the organization
and support of countless biological activities to achieve effective repair of damage …

In Situ Growth of Cs3Bi2Br9 Quantum Dots on Bi-MOF Nanosheets via Cosharing Bismuth Atoms for CO2 Capture and Photocatalytic Reduction

L Ding, Y Ding, F Bai, G Chen, S Zhang… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Given the global warming caused by excess CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, it is
essential to reduce CO2 by capturing and converting it to chemical feedstock using solar …

Antibacterial carbon dots‐based composites

S Huang, Y Song, JR Zhang, X Chen, JJ Zhu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence and global spread of bacterial resistance to conventionally used antibiotics
have highlighted the urgent need for new antimicrobial agents that might replace antibiotics …

Plasmonic coupling-boosted photothermal nanoreactor for efficient solar light-driven photocatalytic water splitting

X Sun, Z Chen, Y Shen, J Lu, Y Shi, Y Cui, F Guo… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photothermal nanoreactor with rapid charge transfer and improved spectral utilization is a
key point in photocatalysis research. Herein, silver sulfide quantum dots (Ag 2 S QDs) were …

Wearable and implantable devices for drug delivery: Applications and challenges

A Kar, N Ahamad, M Dewani, L Awasthi, R Patil… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Poor adherence to drug dosing schedule is responsible for∼ 50% of hospitalization cases.
Most patients fail to adhere to a strict dosing schedule due to invasive drug administration …