Interdisciplinary‐inspired smart antibacterial materials and their biomedical applications

Y Wu, P Liu, B Mehrjou, PK Chu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of antibiotics has saved millions of lives, but the emergence of antibiotic‐
resistant bacteria has become another problem in modern medicine. To avoid or reduce the …

Dark-field microscopy: recent advances in accurate analysis and emerging applications

PF Gao, G Lei, CZ Huang - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-luminous substances such as phosphorescent organisms and chemiluminescent
objects are ideal samples to observe under DFM. In such cases, no exogenous light source …

Self-driven electron transfer biomimetic enzymatic catalysis of bismuth-doped PCN-222 MOF for rapid therapy of bacteria-infected wounds

L Wu, Y Luo, C Wang, S Wu, Y Zheng, Z Li, Z Cui… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, a biomimetic nanozyme catalyst with rapid and efficient self-bacteria-killing and
wound-healing performances was synthesized. Through an in situ reduction reaction, a PCN …

pH-responsive wound dressing based on biodegradable CuP nanozymes for treating infected and diabetic wounds

Y Feng, L Su, Z Zhang, Y Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanozymes, emerging nanomaterials for wound healing, exhibit enzyme-like activity to
modulate the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) at wound sites. Yet, the solo …

Engineering Nanoclay Edges to Enhance Antimicrobial Property against Gram‐Negative Bacteria: Understanding the Membrane Destruction Mechanism by Contact …

J Wang, Y Meng, Z Jiang, MT Sarwar… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The overuse or abuse of antibiotics has led to serious health problems. During the recent
decades, among the various methods used in antibacterial applications, some nanoclay …

Antimicrobial micro/nanorobotic materials design: From passive combat to active therapy

J Li, H Shen, H Zhou, R Shi, C Wu, PK Chu - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria has emerged as one of the major threats to global
public health. Moreover, many pathogenic bacteria can form stubborn biofilms to prevent …

Rapid identification and monitoring of multiple bacterial infections using printed nanoarrays

Z Zhang, Y Sun, Y Yang, X Yang, H Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fast and accurate detection of microbial cells in clinical samples is highly valuable but
remains a challenge. Here, a simple, culture‐free diagnostic system is developed for direct …

Antibacterial fabrics based on synergy of piezoelectric effect and physical interaction

Y Wang, KK Liu, WB Zhao, JL Sun, XX Chen, LL Zhang… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibacterial clothes play a key role in reducing the spreading threat of bacteria, thus
protecting people's health. In this work, several kinds of fabrics with high antibacterial …

Rapid and complete inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms by solar-assisted in-situ H2O2 generation using a polypyrrole-supported copper sulfide system

Z Tang, W Qu, Z Lin, J Li, P Wu, Q Lian, C He… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we report a photo-assisted H 2 O 2 self-supply and in-situ activation system
based on the polypyrrole-supported copper sulfide (solar/Cu 2− x S@ PPy) for water …

Recent advances of zinc‐based antimicrobial materials

SN Riduan, Y Zhang - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc has been widely utilized as an antimicrobial material, often in the form of complexes or
zinc oxide nanoparticles. The efficacy of zinc complexes are often due to the synergistic …