Research progress of advanced polymer composite antibacterial materials based on electrospinning

W Xu, K Sun, S Hou, A Chen - European Polymer Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a simple and efficient method for preparing nanofibers. The polymer
solution is stretched by electric field to obtain nanofibers with a wide range of diameters …

Cationic cellulose filter papers modified with ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite as point of use gravity-driven filters for bacterial removal from water

SB Ghaffari, MH Sarrafzadeh - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The surface modification of filters with large pore sizes for the development of low-cost
gravity-driven point-of-use (POU) technologies for water disinfection can be an effective …

Culture Shock: An Investigation into the Tolerance of Pathogenic Biofilms to Antiseptics in Environments Resembling the Chronic Wound Milieu

J Paleczny, M Brożyna, B Dudek, A Woytoń… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Credible assessment methods must be applied to evaluate antiseptics' in vitro activity
reliably. Studies indicate that the medium for biofilm culturing should resemble the …

Unlocking the Potential: PEGylation and Molecular Weight Reduction of Ionenes for Enhanced Antifungal Activity and Biocompatibility

JM Kurzyna, RJ Kopiasz, M Paul… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous synthetic polymers, imitating natural antimicrobial peptides, have demonstrated
potent antimicrobial activity, positioning them as potential candidates for new antimicrobial …

Effect of star topology versus linear polymers on antifungal activity and mammalian cell toxicity

S Schaefer, D Melodia, N Corrigan… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The global increase in invasive fungal infections and the emergence of drug‐resistant
strains demand the urgent development of novel antifungal drugs. In this context, synthetic …

Sequence-Defined Tertiary Amine-Based Oligomer Employing a Scalable, Support-Free, and Protection/Deprotection-Free Iterative Strategy

D Barik, M Porel - ACS Macro Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sequence-defined oligomers (SDOs) with their unique monomeric sequence and
customizable nature are attracting the attention of researchers globally. The structural and …

Structure–activity relationship of drug conjugated polymeric materials against uropathogenic bacteria colonization under in vitro and in vivo settings

S Sarkar, P Moitra, S Bhattacharya - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The human world has been plagued with different kinds of bacterial infections from time
immemorial. The increased development of resistance towards commercial antibiotics has …

Surface coating nanoarchitectonics for optimizing cytocompatibility and antimicrobial activity: The impact of hyaluronic acid positioning as the outermost layer

GLB Neto, TRB Quinalia, DA de Almeida… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) based on hyaluronic acid (HA) and poly (
diallyldimethylammonium chloride)(PDDA) were deposited on oxidized polystyrene (PS ox) …

Antimicrobial Macrocycles–Synthesis, Characterization, and Activity Comparison with Their Linear Polycationic Analogues

RJ Kopiasz, M Dranka, W Tomaszewski… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
One of the promising candidates for new antimicrobial agents is membrane-lytic compounds
that kill microbes through cell membrane permeabilization, such as antimicrobial peptides …

L-PTMI-co-L-PEI copolymers obtained through copolymerization of cyclic imino ethers and their chain modification: Antibacterial properties and cytotoxicity

J Pachla, S Kowalczyk, W Tomaszewski… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymeric antimicrobial agents are intensively investigated as potential novel antibiotics. In
this work we use copolymerization of 2-propyl-2-oxazine (PrOzi) and 2-methyl-2-oxazoline …