Recent developments in multifunctional antimicrobial surfaces and applications toward advanced nitric oxide-based biomaterials

MK Chug, EJ Brisbois - ACS Materials Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Implant-associated infections arising from biofilm development are known to have
detrimental effects with compromised quality of life for the patients, implying a progressing …

Nanoparticles for antimicrobial agents delivery—an up-to-date review

DA Mercan, AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases constitute an increasing threat to public health and medical systems
worldwide. Particularly, the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens has left the …

Fractionation of Biomolecules in Withania coagulans Extract for Bioreductive Nanoparticle Synthesis, Antifungal and Biofilm Activity

M Hasan, A Zafar, I Shahzadi, F Luo, SG Hassan… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Withania coagulans contains a complex mixture of various bioactive compounds. In order to
reduce the complexity of the plant extract to purify its phytochemical biomolecules, a novel …

Detection of microscopic filamentous fungal biofilms–Choosing the suitable methodology

M Kulišová, O Maťátková, T Brányik, J Zelenka… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microscopic filamentous fungi are ubiquitous microorganisms that adapt very easily to a
variety of environmental conditions. Due to this adaptability, they can colonize a number of …

Revealing the Significance of the Glycan Binding Property of Butea monosperma Seed Lectin for Enhancing the Antibiofilm Activity of Silver Nanoparticles against …

S Bala Subramaniyan, R Senthilnathan… - Bioconjugate …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The incompetence of conventional antibiotics against bacteria residing in biofilms demands
newer therapeutic intervention. In this study, we demonstrated that the interaction between …

A new strategy to prevent biofilm and clot formation in medical devices: The use of atmospheric non-thermal plasma assisted deposition of silver-based …

T Gallingani, E Resca, M Dominici, G Gavioli, R Laurita… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In industrialized countries, health care associated infections, the fourth leading cause of
disease, are a major health issue. At least half of all cases of nosocomial infections are …

Biofilm Dispersal, Reduced Viscoelasticity, and Antibiotic Sensitization via Nitric Oxide-Releasing Biopolymers

QE Grayton, HK Nguyen, CA Broberg… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Compared to planktonic bacteria, biofilms are notoriously difficult to eradicate due to their
inherent protection against the immune response and antimicrobial agents. Inducing biofilm …

Anti-biofilm coatings based on chitosan and lysozyme functionalized magnetite nanoparticles

VA Spirescu, AG Niculescu, Ș Slave, AC Bîrcă… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilms represent a common and increasingly challenging problem in healthcare practices
worldwide, producing persistent and difficult to manage infections. Researchers have started …

Bacteria-dye combination screening: Diamine-containing BMeS-pA dye for specific fluorescence imaging of Acinetobacter baumannii

S Kang, Y Jung, J Jung, KH Park, D Kim - Dyes and Pigments, 2021 - Elsevier
We propose a bacteria-dye combination screening strategy for the fluorescence staining of a
specific bacteria strain. The threat of bacteria and its drug-resistance is getting ever more …

A review of mechanism analysis methods in multi-species biofilm of foodborne pathogens

U Kim, SY Lee, SW Oh - Food Science and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Biofilms are an aggregation of microorganisms that have high resistance to antimicrobial
agents. In the food industry, it has been widely studied that foodborne pathogens on both …