Deploying gold nanomaterials in combating multi-drug-resistant bacteria

X Zhao, H Tang, X Jiang - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance has become a serious threat to human health due to the overuse of
antibiotics. Different antibiotics are being developed to treat resistant bacteria, but the …

Stimuli‐Responsive antibacterial materials: molecular structures, design principles, and biomedical applications

X Wang, M Shan, S Zhang, X Chen, W Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Infections are regarded as the most severe complication associated with human health,
which are urgent to be solved. Stimuli‐responsive materials are appealing therapeutic …

Versatile antibacterial materials: an emerging arsenal for combatting bacterial pathogens

X Ding, S Duan, X Ding, R Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial materials that prevent bacterial infections and mitigate bacterial virulence have
attracted great scientific interests. In recent decades, the bactericidal polymers have been …

Antimicrobial hydrogels: promising materials for medical application

K Yang, Q Han, B Chen, Y Zheng, K Zhang… - International journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbes is becoming an
imminent global public health problem. Local application of antibiotics might be a solution. In …

Green fabrication of amphiphilic quaternized β‐chitin derivatives with excellent biocompatibility and antibacterial activities for wound healing

H Xu, Z Fang, W Tian, Y Wang, Q Ye… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infection has always been a great threat to public health, and new antimicrobials to
combat it are urgently needed. Here, a series of quaternized β‐chitin derivatives is prepared …

Progress in antibacterial hydrogel dressing

J Liu, W Jiang, Q Xu, Y Zheng - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibacterial hydrogel has excellent antibacterial property and good biocompatibility, water
absorption and water retention, swelling, high oxygen permeability, etc.; therefore, it widely …

Understanding the antimicrobial mechanism of TiO2-based nanocomposite films in a pathogenic bacterium

A Kubacka, MS Diez, D Rojo, R Bargiela, S Ciordia… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Titania (TiO2)-based nanocomposites subjected to light excitation are remarkably
effective in eliciting microbial death. However, the mechanism by which these materials …

New strategies in the development of antimicrobial coatings: the example of increasing usage of silver and silver nanoparticles

MLW Knetsch, LH Koole - Polymers, 2011 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infection from medical devices is a major problem and accounts for an increasing
number of deaths as well as high medical costs. Many different strategies have been …

Anti-adhesive antimicrobial peptide coating prevents catheter associated infection in a mouse urinary infection model

K Yu, JCY Lo, M Yan, X Yang, DE Brooks… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) represent one of the most common
hospital acquired infections with significant economic consequences and increased patient …

The biocompatibility and biofilm resistance of implant coatings based on hydrophilic polymer brushes conjugated with antimicrobial peptides

G Gao, D Lange, K Hilpert, J Kindrachuk, Y Zou… - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Bacterial colonization on implant surfaces and subsequent infections are one of the most
common reasons for the failure of many indwelling devices. Several approaches including …