Staphylococcal biofilm development: structure, regulation, and treatment strategies

K Schilcher, AR Horswill - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2020 - journals.asm.org
In many natural and clinical settings, bacteria are associated with some type of biotic or
abiotic surface that enables them to form biofilms, a multicellular lifestyle with bacteria …

Drug delivery strategies for antibiofilm therapy

V Choi, JL Rohn, P Stoodley, D Carugo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Although new antibiofilm agents have been developed to prevent and eliminate pathogenic
biofilms, their widespread clinical use is hindered by poor biocompatibility and …

Recent advances in nanotechnology for eradicating bacterial biofilm

C Sahli, SE Moya, JS Lomas, C Gravier-Pelletier… - …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microorganisms grouped together into spatially-organized communities called biofilms, are
the cause of dramatic chronic infections in plants, animals and humans. In this review, the …

Nano–Bio Interactions: Biofilm‐Targeted Antibacterial Nanomaterials

B Li, J Mao, J Wu, K Mao, Y Jia, F Chen, J Liu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm is a spatially organized community formed by the accumulation of both
microorganisms and their secretions, leading to persistent and chronic infections because of …

Nanomaterial-based therapy for wound healing

A Kushwaha, L Goswami, BS Kim - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Poor wound healing affects millions of people globally, resulting in increased mortality rates
and associated expenses. The three major complications associated with wounds are:(i) the …

Nanomaterials-based wound dressing for advanced management of infected wound

Q Pang, Z Jiang, K Wu, R Hou, Y Zhu - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effective prevention and treatment of bacterial infections is imperative to wound repair
and the improvement of patient outcomes. In recent years, nanomaterials have been …

A highly efficacious electrical biofilm treatment system for combating chronic wound bacterial infections

F Zhao, Y Su, J Wang, S Romanova… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm infection has a high prevalence in chronic wounds and can delay wound healing.
Current treatment using debridement and antibiotic administration imposes a significant …

Nanoparticle-based wound dressing: recent progress in the detection and therapy of bacterial infections

C Xu, OU Akakuru, X Ma, J Zheng, J Zheng… - Bioconjugate …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infections in wounds often delay the healing process, and may seriously threaten
human life. It is urgent to develop wound dressings to effectively detect and treat bacterial …

The role of nanotechnology in combating biofilm-based antibiotic resistance

B Malaekeh-Nikouei, BSF Bazzaz, E Mirhadi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many serious infections result from persistent microbial biofilms that do not respond to
conventional antibiotic therapy. Various therapeutic approaches have been developed and …

Nanomaterials enabling clinical translation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Awad, N Thomas, TJ Barnes, CA Prestidge - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged as a promising approach to aid
the fight against looming antibiotic resistance. aPDT harnesses the energy of light through …