A decade of developing applications exploiting the properties of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules

J Li, BV Parakhonskiy, AG Skirtach - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Transferring the layer-by-layer (LbL) coating approach from planar surfaces to spherical
templates and subsequently dissolving these templates leads to the fabrication of …

[HTML][HTML] Can polymeric nanofibers effectively preserve and deliver live therapeutic bacteria?

NK Grilc, J Kristl, Š Zupančič - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
Probiotics and live therapeutic bacteria (LTB), their strictly regulated therapeutic counterpart,
are increasingly important in treating and preventing biofilm-related diseases. This …

[HTML][HTML] Layer-by-layer assembly of nanotheranostic particles for simultaneous delivery of docetaxel and doxorubicin to target osteosarcoma

L Desmond, S Margini, E Barchiesi, G Pontrelli… - APL …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a rare form of primary bone cancer, impacting approximately 3.4× 10
6 individuals worldwide each year, primarily afflicting children. Given the limitations of …

Artificially engineered bacteria to treat gastrointestinal disease and cancer

Y Liu, W Yu, Q Wang, Z Cao, J Li - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•We summarize recent advances in artificially engineered bacteria
(ArtBac).•ArtBac possess multifunctionality by surface modification and genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Uranium (VI) reduction by an iron-reducing Desulfitobacterium species as single cells and in artificial multispecies bio-aggregates

S Hilpmann, I Jeschke, R Hübner, D Deev… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial U (VI) reduction plays a major role in new bioremediation strategies for
radionuclide-contaminated environments and can potentially affect the safe disposal of high …

When beneficial biofilm on materials is needed: electrostatic attachment of living bacterial cells induces biofilm formation

D Deev, I Rybkin, T Rijavec, A Lapanje - Frontiers in Materials, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial attachment is crucial in many biotechnological applications, but many important
bacterial strains cannot form biofilms. Biofilms can damage materials, and current strategies …

Bacterial behavior in confined spaces

H Du, W Xu, Z Zhang, X Han - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In confined spaces, bacteria exhibit unexpected cellular behaviors that are related to the
biogeochemical cycle and human health. Types of confined spaces include lipid vesicles …

Identification of amino acid residues required for inhibition of host gene expression by influenza virus a/Viet Nam/1203/2004 H5N1 PA-X

K Chiem, D López-García, J Ortego… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT PA-X is a nonstructural protein of influenza A virus (IAV), which is encoded by
the polymerase acidic (PA) N-terminal region that contains a C-terminal+ 1 frameshifted …

Modification of bacterial cells for in vivo remotely guided systems

I Rybkin, S Pinyaev, O Sindeeva, S German… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
It was shown recently that bacterial strains, which can act specifically against malignant
cells, can be used efficiently in cancer therapy. Many appropriate bacterial strains are either …

Microbiotechnology-Based Solutions for Removal and Valorization of Waste in Pulp and Paper Industry

N Verdel, M Sežun, T Rijavec, M Zugan, D Deev… - Biorefinery for Water and …, 2023 - Springer
The pulp and paper (P&P) industry is an important industrial sector and the third largest
producer of industrial wastewaters in the world. Although the industry has attempted to …