Enhanced eradication of intracellular and biofilm-residing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reservoirs with hybrid nanoparticles delivering …

P Guo, HY Xue, BA Buttaro, NT Tran… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Osteomyelitis carries a high risk of recurrence even after extended, aggressive antibiotic
therapy. One of the key challenges is to eradicate the reservoirs of methicillin-resistant …

Amphiphilic nano-swords for direct penetration and eradication of pathogenic bacterial biofilms

C Zhou, Y Zhou, Y Zheng, Y Yu, K Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bacterial biofilms are major causes of persistent and recurrent infections and implant
failures. Biofilms are formable by most clinically important pathogens worldwide, such as …

Antibody-conjugated nanocarriers for targeted antibiotic delivery: application in the treatment of bacterial biofilms

H Le, C Arnoult, E Dé, D Schapman, L Galas… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conventional antibiotic treatment is in most cases insufficient to eradicate biofilm-related
infections, resulting in high risk of treatment failure and recurrent infections. Recent studies …

Perspectives on usage of functional nanomaterials in antimicrobial therapy for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

A Karnwal, G Kumar, G Pant, K Hossain, A Ahmad… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The clinical applications of nanotechnology are emerging as widely popular, particularly as
a potential treatment approach for infectious diseases. Diseases associated with multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional fucoidan-loaded Zn-MOF-encapsulated microneedles for MRSA-infected wound healing

Z Jiang, J Li, J Wang, Y Pan, S Liang, Y Hu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Infected wound healing remains a challenging task in clinical practice due to several
factors:(I) drug-resistant infections caused by various pathogens,(II) persistent inflammation …

Engineering Antimicrobial Polymer Nanocomposites: In Situ Synthesis, Disruption of Polymicrobial Biofilms, and In Vivo Activity

S Ghosh, R Mukherjee, S Mukherjee… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The increasing incidence of microbial infections and a limited arsenal of effective
antibacterial and antifungal agents have entailed the need for new broad-spectrum …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered biomimetic platelet membrane-coated nanoparticles block Staphylococcus aureus cytotoxicity and protect against lethal systemic infection

JK Kim, S Uchiyama, H Gong, A Stream, L Zhang… - Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a leading human pathogen capable of producing
severe invasive infections such as bacteremia, sepsis, and endocarditis with high morbidity …

Antimicrobial-loaded biodegradable nanoemulsions for efficient clearance of intracellular pathogens in bacterial peritonitis

JMV Makabenta, A Nabawy, AN Chattopadhyay, J Park… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Intracellular pathogenic bacteria use immune cells as hosts for bacterial replication and
reinfection, leading to challenging systemic infections including peritonitis. The spread of …

Low-molecular-weight branched polyethylenimine potentiates ampicillin against MRSA biofilms

AK Lam, H Panlilio, J Pusavat, CL Wouters… - ACS Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections pose a serious threat
worldwide. MRSA is the predominant species isolated from medical-device-related biofilm …

Nanotargeting of resistant infections with a special emphasis on the biofilm landscape

A Alabresm, SL Chandler, BC Benicewicz… - Bioconjugate …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial compounds is a growing concern in medical and public
health circles. Overcoming the adaptable and duplicative resistance mechanisms of bacteria …