Chitosan and their derivatives: Antibiofilm drugs against pathogenic bacteria
Biofilm formed by several pathogenic bacteria results in the development of resistance
against antimicrobial compounds. The polymeric materials present in the biofilm architecture …
against antimicrobial compounds. The polymeric materials present in the biofilm architecture …
Innovative strategies toward the disassembly of the EPS matrix in bacterial biofilms
RM Pinto, FA Soares, S Reis, C Nunes… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms represent a major concern at a worldwide level due to the high demand for
implantable medical devices and the rising numbers of bacterial resistance. The complex …
implantable medical devices and the rising numbers of bacterial resistance. The complex …
Antimicrobial resistance and inorganic nanoparticles
Antibiotics are being less effective, which leads to high mortality in patients with infections
and a high cost for the recovery of health, and the projections that are had for the future are …
and a high cost for the recovery of health, and the projections that are had for the future are …
Therapeutic strategies against biofilm infections
A biofilm is an aggregation of surface-associated microbial cells that is confined in an
extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix. Infections caused by microbes that form …
extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix. Infections caused by microbes that form …
Chitin and chitosan derivatives as biomaterial resources for biological and biomedical applications
Chitin is a long-chain polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine, which is regularly found in the
exoskeleton of arthropods including insects, shellfish and the cell wall of fungi. It has been …
exoskeleton of arthropods including insects, shellfish and the cell wall of fungi. It has been …
Retrospective analysis of the key molecules involved in the green synthesis of nanoparticles
Emerging nanotechnology leads to success in synthesizing and applying nanoparticles
(NPs) using the green-chemistry approach. NPs synthesized using naturally derived …
(NPs) using the green-chemistry approach. NPs synthesized using naturally derived …
Novel strategies to combat bacterial biofilms
Biofilms are considered as a severe problem in the treatment of bacterial infections; their
development causes some noticeable resistance to antibacterial agents. Biofilms are …
development causes some noticeable resistance to antibacterial agents. Biofilms are …
Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence attenuation by inhibiting siderophore functions
Pseudmonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium known to be ubiquitous and
recognized as one of the leading causes of infections such as respiratory, urinary tract …
recognized as one of the leading causes of infections such as respiratory, urinary tract …
Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans polymicrobial biofilms by phloroglucinol-gold nanoparticles
The co-isolation of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans from host tissues and
organs and their in vitro and in vivo interaction studies suggest a synergistic relationship in …
organs and their in vitro and in vivo interaction studies suggest a synergistic relationship in …
Composite materials based on chitosan/gold nanoparticles: From synthesis to biomedical applications
AB da Silva, KB Rufato, AC de Oliveira… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional strategies (Turkevich's, and modified Turkevich's methods) often synthesize
gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). These pathways produce AuNPs using toxic chemistries to …
gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). These pathways produce AuNPs using toxic chemistries to …