Combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria using nanomaterials

A Gupta, S Mumtaz, CH Li, I Hussain… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The dramatic increase in antimicrobial resistance for pathogenic bacteria constitutes a key
threat to human health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently stated …

The optoelectronic nose: colorimetric and fluorometric sensor arrays

Z Li, JR Askim, KS Suslick - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive review on the development and state of the art of colorimetric and
fluorometric sensor arrays is presented. Chemical sensing aims to detect subtle changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical modifications to increase the therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides

Y Han, M Zhang, R Lai, Z Zhang - Peptides, 2021 - Elsevier
The continued use of antibiotics has been accompanied by the rapid emergence and spread
of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host …

Integrating recognition elements with nanomaterials for bacteria sensing

J Chen, SM Andler, JM Goddard, SR Nugen… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Pathogenic bacterial contamination is a major threat to human health and safety. In this
review, we summarize recent strategies for the integration of recognition elements with …

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) as a smart and sustainable material to restrain pandemics and endemics: A perspective

N Dixit, SP Singh - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
A healthy environment is necessary for a human being to survive. The contagious COVID-19
virus has disastrously contaminated the environment, leading to direct or indirect …

Recent developments in antimicrobial-peptide-conjugated gold nanoparticles

U Rajchakit, V Saro**i - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
The escalation of multidrug-resistant pathogens has created a dire need to develop novel
ways of addressing this global therapeutic challenge. Because of their antimicrobial …

Near-infrared electrogenerated chemiluminescence from aqueous soluble lipoic acid Au nanoclusters

T Wang, D Wang, JW Padelford, J Jiang… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Strong electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) is detected from dithiolate Au
nanoclusters (AuNCs) in aqueous solution under ambient conditions. A novel mechanism to …

Nanoparticle-based antimicrobials: surface functionality is critical

A Gupta, RF Landis, VM Rotello - F1000Research, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bacterial infections cause 300 million cases of severe illness each year worldwide. Rapidly
accelerating drug resistance further exacerbates this threat to human health. While …

Biointerface engineering with nucleic acid materials for biosensing applications

S Shi, J Chen, X Wang, M **ao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular recognition at the biointerface plays a critical role in sensing molecular
interactions (eg, DNA hybridization) and extracellular changes, which can directly affect the …

Advances in the development of fluorescence probes for cell plasma membrane imaging

C Liu, X Gao, J Yuan, R Zhang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Cell plasma membrane, the boundary between an individual live cell and its
microenvironment, plays important roles in cellular communication and signaling, and …