Approaches for the inhibition and elimination of microbial biofilms using macromolecular agents

LD Blackman, Y Qu, P Cass, KES Locock - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biofilms are complex three-dimensional structures formed at interfaces by the vast majority
of bacteria and fungi. These robust communities have an important detrimental impact on a …

New smart antimicrobial hydrogels, nanomaterials, and coatings: Earlier action, more specific, better dosing?

L Tallet, V Gribova, L Ploux, NE Vrana… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To fight against antibiotic‐resistant bacteria adhering and developing on medical devices,
which is a growing problem worldwide, researchers are currently developing new “smart” …

Size and charge adaptive clustered nanoparticles targeting the biofilm microenvironment for chronic lung infection management

Y Gao, J Wang, M Chai, X Li, Y Deng, Q Jin, J Ji - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chronic lung infection caused by bacterial biofilms is an extremely serious clinical problem,
which can lead to the failure of antibiotic therapy. Although nanoparticles have shown great …

Two‐tailed dynamic covalent amphiphile combats bacterial biofilms

X Hu, Y Li, Y Piao, M Karimi, Y Wang, F Wen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drug combination provides an efficient pathway to combat drug resistance in bacteria and
bacterial biofilms. However, the facile methodology to construct the drug combinations and …

Developing visible-light-induced dynamic aromatic Schiff base bonds for room-temperature self-healable and reprocessable waterborne polyurethanes with high …

W Fan, Y Jin, L Shi, R Zhou, W Du - Journal of materials chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, a novel type of visible-light-induced dynamic covalent bond was developed based
on aromatic Schiff base (ASB) bonds, and the prepared waterborne polyurethanes …

Reprocessable and degradable bio-based polyurethane by molecular design engineering with extraordinary mechanical properties for recycling carbon fiber

Y Sun, X Tian, H Xie, B Shi, J Zhong, X Liu, Y Yang - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, bio-based covalent adaptable networks (CANs) and vitrimers have
developed rapidly in order to meet the renewable and sustainable requirements. It should …

Smart multifunctional polymer systems as alternatives or supplements of antibiotics to overcome bacterial resistance

D Pranantyo, K Zhang, Z Si, Z Hou… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, infectious diseases have again become a critical threat to global public
health largely due to the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance. Conventional …

Biodegradable nanoemulsion-based bioorthogonal nanocatalysts for intracellular generation of anticancer therapeutics

A Nabawy, A Gupta, M Jiang, CM Hirschbiegel… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioorthogonal catalysis mediated by transition metal catalysts (TMCs) provides controlled in
situ activation of prodrugs through chemical reactions that do not interfere with cellular …

Biodegradable poly (lactic acid) stabilized nanoemulsions for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial biofilms

Y Oz, A Nabawy, S Fedeli, A Gupta… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biofilm infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are an urgent global health
threat. Incorporation of natural essential oils into biodegradable oil-in-water cross-linked …

Emerging nanobiomaterials against bacterial infections in postantibiotic era

D Hu, L Zou, Y Gao, Q Jin, J Ji - View, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although numerous antibiotics have been developed and applied in clinic, bacterial
infections are still serious threats to human health, due to the rapidly growing antibiotic …