Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment strategies

A Zhao, J Sun, Y Liu - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms are complex microbial communities encased in extracellular polymeric
substances. Their formation is a multi-step process. Biofilms are a significant problem in …

Advancements in antimicrobial nanoscale materials and self-assembling systems

JA Doolan, GT Williams, KLF Hilton… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial resistance is directly responsible for more deaths per year than either
HIV/AIDS or malaria and is predicted to incur a cumulative societal financial burden of at …

Contribution, composition, and structure of EPS by in vivo exposure to elucidate the mechanisms of nanoparticle-enhanced bioremediation to metals

X Cao, L Xu, YP Chen, AW Decho, Z Cui… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) have been recently found to contribute
most for metal removal in nanoenhanced bioremediation. However, the mechanism by …

Nanotechnology in combating biofilm: A smart and promising therapeutic strategy

YK Mohanta, I Chakrabartty, AK Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since the birth of civilization, people have recognized that infectious microbes cause serious
and often fatal diseases in humans. One of the most dangerous characteristics of …

Synthesis and self-assembly of curcumin-modified amphiphilic polymeric micelles with antibacterial activity

CHN Barros, DW Hiebner, S Fulaz, S Vitale… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The ubiquitous nature of bacterial biofilms combined with the enhanced
resistance towards antimicrobials has led to the development of an increasing number of …

Nanomaterials for treating bacterial biofilms on implantable medical devices

HM Tran, H Tran, MA Booth, KE Fox, TH Nguyen… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms are involved in most device-associated infections and remain a challenge
for modern medicine. One major approach to addressing this problem is to prevent the …

A review of nanomaterials and technologies for enhancing the antibiofilm activity of natural products and phytochemicals

CHN Barros, E Casey - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms encased in a self-produced matrix constituted
of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The recalcitrant and often harmful nature of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of nanoparticles on anaerobic, anammox, aerobic, and algal-bacterial granular sludge: a comprehensive review

A Kedves, Z Kónya - Biofilm, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) are of significant interest due to their unique properties, such as large
surface area and high reactivity, which have facilitated advancements in various fields …

Interaction between engineered pluronic silica nanoparticles and bacterial biofilms: Elucidating the role of nanoparticle surface chemistry and EPS matrix

S Vitale, E Rampazzo, D Hiebner… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) are considered a promising tool in the context of biofilm control. Many
studies have shown that different types of NPs can interfere with the bacterial metabolism …

A dual catalytic functionalized hollow mesoporous silica-based nanocarrier coated with bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides for targeted delivery of irinotecan to …

M Fatemi, A Meshkini, MM Matin - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we introduced a multifunctional hollow mesoporous silica-based nanocarrier
(HMSN) for the targeted delivery of irinotecan (IRT) to colorectal cancer cells. Due to their …