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 …

Recent advances in design of antimicrobial peptides and polypeptides toward clinical translation

Y Jiang, Y Chen, Z Song, Z Tan, J Cheng - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent outbreaks of infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens have
sounded a piercing alarm for the need of new effective antimicrobial agents to guard public …

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 …

Bioactive synthetic polymers

K Jung, N Corrigan, EHH Wong, C Boyer - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

Smart antibacterial surfaces with switchable bacteria-killing and bacteria-releasing capabilities

T Wei, Z Tang, Q Yu, H Chen - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
The attachment and subsequent colonization of bacteria on the surfaces of synthetic
materials and devices lead to serious problems in both human healthcare and industrial …

Host defense peptide mimicking antimicrobial amino acid polymers and beyond: Design, synthesis and biomedical applications

Y Wu, K Chen, J Wang, M Chen, Y Chen, Y She… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections endanger human health and life. Conventional antibiotics has saved
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …

Activation of biologically relevant levels of reactive oxygen species by Au/g-C3N4 hybrid nanozyme for bacteria killing and wound disinfection

Z Wang, K Dong, Z Liu, Y Zhang, Z Chen, H Sun, J Ren… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
As common reactive oxygen species, H 2 O 2 is widely used for bacterial inactivation and
wound disinfection. However, the concentrations used are always higher than physiological …

Recent progress in polymer research to tackle infections and antimicrobial resistance

MM Konai, B Bhattacharjee, S Ghosh… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Global health is increasingly being threatened by the rapid emergence of drug-resistant
microbes. The ability of these microbes to form biofilms has further exacerbated the scenario …

Ag nanoparticles cluster with pH‐triggered reassembly in targeting antimicrobial applications

X Xie, TC Sun, J Xue, Z Miao, X Yan… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial efficiency can be effectively improved by applying targeting antibacterial
materials and strategies. Herein, the successful synthesis of uniform pH‐responsive Ag …

Antimicrobial cationic polymers: From structural design to functional control

Y Yang, Z Cai, Z Huang, X Tang, X Zhang - Polymer Journal, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial cationic polymers mainly contain two functional components: the cationic
groups and the hydrophobic groups. The antimicrobial activity is influenced by the type …