[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 …

Intrinsic antimicrobial resistance: molecular biomaterials to combat microbial biofilms and bacterial persisters

S Barman, LB Kurnaz, R Leighton, MW Hossain… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) coupled with a declining arsenal of
new antibiotics is imposing serious threats to global public health. A pervasive aspect of …

Pyrgos[n]cages: Redefining antibacterial strategy against drug resistance

Y Zhang, M Luo, X Shi, A Li, W Zhou, Y Yin, H Wang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Amid rising antibiotic resistance, the quest for advanced antibacterial agents to surpass
microbial adaptation is paramount. This study introduces Pyrgos [n] cages (n= 1 to 4) …

Polymeric biomaterials for prevention and therapeutic intervention of microbial infections

S Ghosh, S Mukherjee, D Patra, J Haldar - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
The escalating emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and their ability to
colonize into biofilms on a multitude of surfaces have struck global health as a nightmare …

Development and challenges of antimicrobial peptide delivery strategies in bacterial therapy: A review

L Yao, Q Liu, Z Lei, T Sun - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating global prevalence of antimicrobial resistance poses a critical threat,
prompting concerns about its impact on public health. This predicament is exacerbated by …

[HTML][HTML] Development and research progress of anti-drug resistant fungal drugs

X Cui, L Wang, Y Lue, C Yue - Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022 - Elsevier
With the widespread use of immunosuppressive agents and the increase in patients with
severe infections, the incidence of fungal infections worldwide has increased year by year …

Recent Advances and Opportunities in the Study of Candida albicans Polymicrobial Biofilms

CH Pohl - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is well known that the opportunistic pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans, can form
polymicrobial biofilms with a variety of bacteria, both in vitro and in vivo, and that these …

Past and current progress in the development of antiviral/antimicrobial polymer coating towards COVID-19 prevention: A Review

N Nasri, A Rusli, N Teramoto, M Jaafar, KM Ku Ishak… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The astonishing outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has attracted
numerous research interests, particularly regarding fabricating antimicrobial surface …

Synthesis, characterization and broad-spectrum bactericidal effects of ammonium methyl and ammonium ethyl styrene-based nanoparticles

S Alfei, D Caviglia, G Piatti, G Zuccari, AM Schito - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Untreatable infections, growing healthcare costs, and increasing human mortality due to the
rising resistance of bacteria to most of the available antibiotics are global phenomena that …

Size-Controlled Ammonium-Based Homopolymers as Broad-Spectrum Antibacterials

M Haktaniyan, R Sharma, M Bradley - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ammonium group containing polymers possess inherent antimicrobial properties, effectively
eliminating or preventing infections caused by harmful microorganisms. Here …