Nano-strategies to fight multidrug resistant bacteria—“A Battle of the Titans”

PV Baptista, MP McCusker, A Carvalho… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Infectious diseases remain one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
The WHO and CDC have expressed serious concern regarding the continued increase in …

Supramolecular antibacterial materials for combatting antibiotic resistance

X Li, H Bai, Y Yang, J Yoon, S Wang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have emerged as a severe threat to human health. As effective
antibacterial therapies, supramolecular materials display unprecedented advantages …

Nanomaterials with a photothermal effect for antibacterial activities: an overview

JW Xu, K Yao, ZK Xu - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies have been expected to provide innovative platforms
for addressing antibacterial challenges, with potential to even deal with bacterial infections …

Responsive and synergistic antibacterial coatings: fighting against bacteria in a smart and effective way

T Wei, Q Yu, H Chen - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial coatings that eliminate initial bacterial attachment and prevent subsequent
biofilm formation are essential in a number of applications, especially implanted medical …

Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Noble metal-based nanomaterials as antibacterial agents

L Ye, Z Cao, X Liu, Z Cui, Z Li, Y Liang, S Zhu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinically, multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria caused by the abuse of antibiotics and the
formation of biofilms are the two major obstacles to the treatment of bacterial infections. The …

Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan hydrogels with enhanced antioxidant and antibacterial properties induced by lignin nanoparticles

W Yang, E Fortunati, F Bertoglio, JS Owczarek… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan (PVA/Ch) hydrogels containing 1 and 3 wt% of lignin
nanoparticles (LNPs) were prepared through a freezing-thaw procedure. Results from …

Self-propelled active photothermal nanoswimmer for deep-layered elimination of biofilm in vivo

T Cui, S Wu, Y Sun, J Ren, X Qu - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Increasing penetration of antibacterial agents into biofilm is a promising strategy for
improvement of therapeutic effect and slowdown of the progression of antibiotic resistance …

Evolving technologies and strategies for combating antibacterial resistance in the advent of the postantibiotic era

D Şen Karaman, UK Ercan, E Bakay… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The threats posed by the impending “postantibiotic era” have put forward urgent challenges
to be overcome by providing new diagnostic and therapeutic regimes for improved …

Photothermal bactericidal surfaces: killing bacteria using light instead of biocides

Y Zou, Y Zhang, Q Yu, H Chen - Biomaterials science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Endowing the surfaces of synthetic materials with bactericidal activity is a direct and effective
way to prevent bacterial colonization and biofilm formation, solving the related serious …