K Klobucar, ED Brown - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of the rise in antibiotic resistance and the dwindling pipeline of effective antibiotics, it is imperative to explore avenues that breathe new life into existing drugs. This is …
Antimicrobial polymers have emerged as a potential solution to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance. Although several studies have examined the effects of various …
The formation of biofilms by a microcolony of bacteria is a significant burden on the healthcare industry due to difficulty eradicating it. In this study, pH-responsive vesicles …
J Qiao, Z Liu, S Cui, T Nagy, MP Xiong - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria are an urgent global health threat. We report on the design and evaluation of a xenosiderophore-conjugated cationic random …
J Qiao, S Cui, MP Xiong - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacteria can evade the immune system once they are engulfed by phagocytic host cells. This protects them against the bactericidal action of antibiotics and allows the infection to …
CA Smith, VA Cataldo, T Dimke, I Stephan… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
New antibacterial agents are urgently required to fight the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We recently synthesized the first thioimidazolium ionene, which has antibacterial …
Infections by pathogenic microorganisms remain one of the most serious concerns in several areas, particularly in hygienic applications. Antimicrobials have been used to …
The increasing occurrence of antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative pathogens highlights the need for novel antibacterial agents and therapeutic strategies. It is well …