Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

Nanomaterials with a photothermal effect for antibacterial activities: an overview

JW Xu, K Yao, ZK Xu - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies have been expected to provide innovative platforms
for addressing antibacterial challenges, with potential to even deal with bacterial infections …

Near-infrared light-controllable on-demand antibiotics release using thermo-sensitive hydrogel-based drug reservoir for combating bacterial infection

G Gao, YW Jiang, HR Jia, FG Wu - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
A near-infrared (NIR) light-triggerable thermo-sensitive hydrogel-based drug reservoir that
can realize on-demand antibiotics release and hyperthermia-assisted bacterial inactivation …

Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Surface-Adaptive Gold Nanoparticles with Effective Adherence and Enhanced Photothermal Ablation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm

D Hu, H Li, B Wang, Z Ye, W Lei, F Jia, Q Jin, KF Ren… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biofilms that contribute to the persistent bacterial infections pose serious threats to global
public health, mainly due to their resistance to antibiotics penetration and escaping innate …

Multifunctional and recyclable photothermally responsive cryogels as efficient platforms for wound healing

Y Yu, P Li, C Zhu, N Ning, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A growth in the use of antibiotics and the related evolution of patients' drug resistance calls
for an urgent response for the development of novel curing approaches without using …

Metal oxide nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents: a promise for the future

A Raghunath, E Perumal - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial infectious diseases are a global threat to human health. Excess and improper use
of antibiotics has created antimicrobial-resistant microbes that can defy clinical treatment …

Infection microenvironment-activated nanoparticles for NIR-II photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal/chemodynamic synergistic anti-infective therapy

N Yang, H Guo, C Cao, X Wang, X Song, W Wang… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Subcutaneous abscesses caused by drug-resistant bacteria pose huge challenges to
human health. The design of infection microenvironment-activated biomaterials has an …

Antimicrobial peptide-based materials: Opportunities and challenges

A Rai, R Ferrão, P Palma, T Patricio… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The multifunctional properties of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) make them attractive
candidates for the treatment of various diseases. AMPs are considered as alternatives to …

Alternative antimicrobial approach: nano‐antimicrobial materials

N Beyth, Y Houri-Haddad, A Domb… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite numerous existing potent antibiotics and other antimicrobial means, bacterial
infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the need to develop …