Ultra-efficient antibacterial system based on photodynamic therapy and CO gas therapy for synergistic antibacterial and ablation biofilms

W Ma, X Chen, L Fu, J Zhu, M Fan, J Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In recent years, with the emergence of various kinds of drug-resistant bacteria, existing
antibiotics have become inefficient in killing these bacteria, and the formation of biofilms has …

Charge-switchable MOF nanocomplex for enhanced biofilm penetration and eradication

M Ding, W Zhao, X Zhang, L Song, S Luan - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilm is notorious for causing chronic infections, whose antibiotic treatment is
bringing about severe multidrug resistance and environmental contamination. Stimuli …

Hyaluronic acid-templated Ag nanoparticles/graphene oxide composites for synergistic therapy of bacteria infection

X Ran, Y Du, Z Wang, H Wang, F Pu… - ACS applied materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Developing methods of decreasing the harm to cell and increasing the antibacterial
efficiency is becoming a potential topic of medical treatments. We demonstrated a …

Synergistic bacteria killing through photodynamic and physical actions of graphene oxide/Ag/collagen coating

X Xie, C Mao, X Liu, Y Zhang, Z Cui… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Researchers have widely agreed that the broad spectrum antibacterial activity of silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs) can be predominantly ascribed to the action of Ag+. This study marks …

Potent antibacterial nanoparticles against biofilm and intracellular bacteria

H Mu, J Tang, Q Liu, C Sun, T Wang, J Duan - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The chronic infections related to biofilm and intracellular bacteria are always hard to be
cured because of their inherent resistance to both antimicrobial agents and host defenses …

Insights into rapid photodynamic inactivation mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus via rational design of multifunctional nitrogen-rich carbon-coated bismuth/cobalt …

R Wang, B Zhang, Z Liang, Y He, Z Wang, X Ma… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the development of various drugs and materials, bacterial infections remain a
serious problem for wound healing. Most current materials cannot simultaneously provide …

Nanomaterial-based strategies in antimicrobial applications: Progress and perspectives

Y Zhao, L Chen, Y Wang, X Song, K Li, X Yan, L Yu… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
The dramatic increase of microbial resistances against conventional available antibiotics is
a huge challenge to the effective treatment of infectious disease and thus becoming a …

Nanomotors-loaded microneedle patches for the treatment of bacterial biofilm-related infections of wound

L Chen, D Fang, J Zhang, X Xiao, N Li, Y Li… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biofilms formed by bacteria at the wound site can effectively protect the bacteria, which
greatly weakens the effect of antibiotics. Herein, a microneedle patch for wound treatment is …

Acidity-triggered charge-convertible nanoparticles that can cause bacterium-specific aggregation in situ to enhance photothermal ablation of focal infection

C Korupalli, CC Huang, WC Lin, WY Pan, PY Lin… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Focal infections that are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming an ever-
growing challenge to human health. To address this challenge, a pH-responsive amphiphilic …

Photosensitizer-loaded multifunctional chitosan nanoparticles for simultaneous in situ imaging, highly efficient bacterial biofilm eradication, and tumor ablation

L Sun, W Jiang, H Zhang, Y Guo, W Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In recent decades, bacterial and viral infections and chronic inflammatory response have
emerged as important causes of cancer. Also, infections remain a significant cause of …