[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanotechnology for eradicating bacterial biofilm

C Sahli, SE Moya, JS Lomas, C Gravier-Pelletier… - Theranostics, 2022 - 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic strategies against bacterial biofilms

Y Bi, G Xia, C Shi, J Wan, L Liu, Y Chen, Y Wu… - Fundamental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of multi-drug resistance makes bacterial infection a major threat to public
health and economy. The formation of bacterial biofilms is one of the main reasons of …

Biofilm‐sensitive photodynamic nanoparticles for enhanced penetration and antibacterial efficiency

S Wu, C Xu, Y Zhu, L Zheng, L Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient antimicrobials are urgently needed for the treatment of bacterial biofilms due to their
resistance to traditional drugs. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new strategy that has been …

Copper clusters: an effective antibacterial for eradicating multidrug‐resistant bacterial infection in vitro and in vivo

X Zhang, Z Zhang, Q Shu, C Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infections caused by multidrug‐resistant (MDR) bacteria pose a threat to human health
worldwide, making new effective antibacterial agents urgently desired. To date, it is still a …

pH‐triggered size‐tunable silver nanoparticles: targeted aggregation for effective bacterial infection therapy

X Cheng, X Pei, W Xie, J Chen, Y Li, J Wang, H Gao… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid spread of drug‐resistant pathogens threatens human health. To address the
current antibacterial dilemma, the development of antibiotic‐free strategies using …

Antibacterial surface design of biomedical titanium materials for orthopedic applications

Z Yuan, Y He, C Lin, P Liu, K Cai - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) and titanium alloys have become widely used as biomedical materials in
orthopedics because of their good machinability, corrosion resistance, low elastic modulus …

Development of antibiofilm therapeutics strategies to overcome antimicrobial drug resistance

S Nadar, T Khan, SG Patching, A Omri - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
A biofilm is a community of stable microorganisms encapsulated in an extracellular matrix
produced by themselves. Many types of microorganisms that are found on living hosts or in …

The mechanism of bacterial resistance and potential bacteriostatic strategies

F Zhang, W Cheng - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial drug resistance is rapidly developing as one of the greatest threats to human
health. Bacteria will adopt corresponding strategies to crack the inhibitory effect of antibiotics …

Three lines of defense: A multifunctional coating with anti-adhesion, bacteria-killing and anti-quorum sensing properties for preventing biofilm formation of …

Y Zou, C Liu, H Zhang, Y Wu, Y Lin, J Cheng, K Lu, L Li… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Surfaces of synthetic materials are highly susceptible to pathogenic bacteria colonization
and further biofilm formation, leading to device failure in both biomedical and industrial …

Plasmonic and superhydrophobic self-decontaminating N95 respirators

H Zhong, Z Zhu, P You, J Lin, CF Cheung, VL Lu… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 pandemic is endangering the world due to the spread of respiration droplets
with viruses. Medical workers and frontline staff need to wear respirators to protect …