Bacterial biofilm inhibition: A focused review on recent therapeutic strategies for combating the biofilm mediated infections

R Srinivasan, S Santhakumari, P Poonguzhali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public
health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: mechanisms and alternative therapeutic strategies

Z Pang, R Raudonis, BR Glick, TJ Lin, Z Cheng - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality in cystic fibrosis patients and immunocompromised individuals. Eradication of …

Electroactive materials: Innovative antibacterial platforms for biomedical applications

J Li, Y Feng, W Chen, S Zhang, J Ma, S Chen… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance have been a severe worldwide threat to
human health. Therefore, alternative antimicrobial strategies that avoid resistance …

Biofilm lifestyle in recurrent urinary tract infections

ASA Lila, AAH Rajab, MH Abdallah, SMD Rizvi, A Moin… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent one of the most common infections that are
frequently encountered in health care facilities. One of the main mechanisms used by …

New perspectives in biofilm eradication

H Wolfmeier, D Pletzer, SC Mansour… - ACS infectious …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Microbial biofilms, which are elaborate and highly resistant microbial aggregates formed on
surfaces or medical devices, cause two-thirds of infections and constitute a serious threat to …

Bioelectronic control of a microbial community using surface-assembled electrogenetic cells to route signals

JL Terrell, T Tschirhart, JP Jahnke, K Stephens… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
We developed a bioelectronic communication system that is enabled by a redox signal
transduction modality to exchange information between a living cell-embedded …

Biofilm management in wound care

CK Sen, S Roy, SS Mathew-Steiner… - Plastic and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate for human infectious diseases
caused by bacteria with a biofilm phenotype is 65 percent and the National Institutes of …

Chitosan-Based Hydrogel for the Dual Delivery of Antimicrobial Agents Against Bacterial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm-Infected Wounds

VO Fasiku, CA Omolo, N Devnarain, UH Ibrahim… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chronic wound infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a global
health concern. This is attributed to the biofilm-forming ability of bacteria on wound surfaces …

The quest for novel antimicrobial compounds: emerging trends in research, development, and technologies

PK Mantravadi, KA Kalesh, RCJ Dobson, AO Hudson… - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic antibiotic resistant bacteria pose one of the most important health challenges of
the 21st century. The overuse and abuse of antibiotics coupled with the natural evolutionary …

Understanding biofilms and novel approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of medical device-associated infections

YM Wi, R Patel - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2018 - id.theclinics.com
Medical device-associated infections are one of the most common and feared complications
in medical practice. The treatment of medical device-related infections is notoriously …