Nanotechnology-based antimicrobials and delivery systems for biofilm-infection control
Bacterial-infections are mostly due to bacteria in an adhering, biofilm-mode of growth and
not due to planktonically growing, suspended-bacteria. Biofilm-bacteria are much more …
not due to planktonically growing, suspended-bacteria. Biofilm-bacteria are much more …
Nanotechnology's frontier in combatting infectious and inflammatory diseases: prevention and treatment
Y Huang, X Guo, Y Wu, X Chen, L Feng, N **e… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Inflammation-associated diseases encompass a range of infectious diseases and non-
infectious inflammatory diseases, which continuously pose one of the most serious threats to …
infectious inflammatory diseases, which continuously pose one of the most serious threats to …
Recent advances in design of antimicrobial peptides and polypeptides toward clinical translation
The recent outbreaks of infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens have
sounded a piercing alarm for the need of new effective antimicrobial agents to guard public …
sounded a piercing alarm for the need of new effective antimicrobial agents to guard public …
Bioactive synthetic polymers
Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …
Molecular sizes and antibacterial performance relationships of flexible ionic liquid derivatives
L Zheng, J Li, M Yu, W Jia, S Duan, D Cao… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cationic agents, such as ionic liquids (ILs)-based species, have broad-spectrum
antibacterial activities. However, the antibacterial mechanisms lack systematic and …
antibacterial activities. However, the antibacterial mechanisms lack systematic and …
Antibacterial efficiency of carbon dots against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: A review
M Varghese, M Balachandran - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The nontoxic characteristics and inherent antibacterial potency of Carbon dots (CDs) have
earned immense attention in the last few years. As the increasing antibiotic resistance of …
earned immense attention in the last few years. As the increasing antibiotic resistance of …
Peptidomimetic polyurethanes inhibit bacterial biofilm formation and disrupt surface established biofilms
A Vishwakarma, F Dang, A Ferrell… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over 80% of all chronic bacterial infections in humans are associated with biofilms, which
are surface-associated bacterial communities encased within a secreted exopolysaccharide …
are surface-associated bacterial communities encased within a secreted exopolysaccharide …
Hydrophilic nanoparticles that kill bacteria while sparing mammalian cells reveal the antibiotic role of nanostructures
To dissect the antibiotic role of nanostructures from chemical moieties belligerent to both
bacterial and mammalian cells, here we show the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of …
bacterial and mammalian cells, here we show the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of …
Polymers as advanced antibacterial and antibiofilm agents for direct and combination therapies
The growing prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a critical
threat to global health. Conventional antibiotics still play a crucial role in treating bacterial …
threat to global health. Conventional antibiotics still play a crucial role in treating bacterial …
Antimicrobial polymeric nanoparticles
Currently, infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria have reached critical levels.
Thus, various approaches are being explored for the development of new and effective …
Thus, various approaches are being explored for the development of new and effective …