Chitosan and their derivatives: Antibiofilm drugs against pathogenic bacteria

F Khan, DTN Pham, SF Oloketuyi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofilm formed by several pathogenic bacteria results in the development of resistance
against antimicrobial compounds. The polymeric materials present in the biofilm architecture …

Biofilm formation to inhibition: Role of zinc oxide-based nanoparticles

PP Mahamuni-Badiger, PM Patil, MV Badiger… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received much attention worldwide as they possess unique
properties like varied morphology, large surface area to volume ratio, potent antibacterial …

Dual corona vesicles with intrinsic antibacterial and enhanced antibiotic delivery capabilities for effective treatment of biofilm-induced periodontitis

Y **, Y Wang, J Gao, Y **ao, J Du - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Periodontitis is a common disease caused by plaque biofilms, which are important
pathogenic factors of many diseases and may be eradicated by antibiotic therapy. However …

Chitosan nanoparticle encapsulation of antibacterial essential oils

A Negi, KK Kesari - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is the most suitable encapsulation polymer because of its natural abundance,
biodegradability, and surface functional groups in the form of free NH2 groups. The …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in biofilms: Exploring marine actinobacteria as a potential source of antibiotics and biofilm inhibitors

N Goel, SW Fatima, S Kumar, R Sinha, SK Khare - Biotechnology Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the serious global public health threats that require
immediate action. With the emergence of new resistance mechanisms in infection-causing …

Mandarin (Citrus reticulata L.) essential oil incorporated into chitosan nanoparticles: Characterization, anti-biofilm properties and application in pork preservation

X Song, L Wang, T Liu, Y Liu, X Wu, L Liu - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mandarin (Citrus reticulata L.) essential oil (MEO) reportedly displays excellent antimicrobial
properties. In this study, MEO was loaded into chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs). The …

Nanoparticles approach to eradicate bacterial biofilm-related infections: A critical review

FA Al-Wrafy, AA Al-Gheethi, SK Ponnusamy… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilm represents one of the crucial factors for the emergence of multi-drug resistance
bacterial infections. The high mortality, morbidity and medical device-related infections are …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence attenuation by inhibiting siderophore functions

GJ Jeong, F Khan, S Khan, N Tabassum… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Silver nanoparticles for the therapy of tuberculosis

AF Tăbăran, CT Matea, T Mocan… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid emergence of aggressive, multidrug-resistant Mycobacteria strain represents the
main cause of the current antimycobacterial-drug crisis and status of tuberculosis (TB) as a …

Fucoidan-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Biofilm Inhibition, Attenuation of Virulence and Motility Properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

F Khan, P Manivasagan, JW Lee, DTN Pham, J Oh… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa due to biofilm formation
has transformed this opportunistic pathogen into a life-threatening one. Biosynthesized …