Nanoparticles for the treatment of oral biofilms: current state, mechanisms, influencing factors, and prospects

C Hu, LL Wang, YQ Lin, HM Liang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their excellent size, designability, and outstanding targeted antibacterial effects,
nanoparticles have become a potential option for controlling oral biofilm‐related infections …

Imaging biofilms using fluorescence in situ hybridization: seeing is believing

A Barbosa, S Miranda, NF Azevedo… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are complex structures with an intricate relationship between the resident
microorganisms, the extracellular matrix, and the surrounding environment. Interest in …

Combinatorial therapy of chitosan hydrogel-based zinc oxide nanocomposite attenuates the virulence of Streptococcus mutans

S Afrasiabi, A Bahador, A Partoazar - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Background Biofilm formation is an important causative factor in the expansion of the carious
lesions in the enamel. Hence, new approaches to efficient antibacterial agents are highly …

The anti-biofilm capability of nano-emodin-mediated sonodynamic therapy on multi-species biofilms produced by burn wound bacterial strains

M Pourhajibagher, B Rahimi-Esboei, H Ahmadi… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Management of burn wound infections (BWIs) is difficult due to the emergence
of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. This study aimed to explore the anti-biofilm efficacy of …

Multi-omics tools for studying microbial biofilms: current perspectives and future directions

CJ Seneviratne, T Suriyanarayanan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The advent of omics technologies has greatly improved our understanding of microbial
biology, particularly in the last two decades. The field of microbial biofilms is, however …

Attenuation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans virulence using curcumin-decorated nanophytosomes-mediated photo-sonoantimicrobial chemotherapy

M Pourhajibagher, A Bahador - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study aimed to focus on the simultaneous use of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
(aPDT) and sonodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (SACT), which is called photo …

Antimicrobial and mechanical effects of zeolite use in dental materials: a systematic review

J Hao, S Lang, F Mante, K Pavelić… - … : International journal of …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Objective: Ion-incorporated zeolite is a widely used antimicrobial material studied for various
dental applications. At present, there is no other systematic review that evaluates the …

Nanomedicine and regenerative medicine approaches in osteoarthritis therapy

R Goudarzi, AR Dehpour, A Partoazar - Aging Clinical and Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common chronic joint disease, is a degenerative disease that
affects 7% of the worldwide population, more than 500 million people all over the world. OA …

Nanostructures as targeted therapeutics for combating oral bacterial diseases

S Afrasiabi, N Chiniforush, HR Barikani, A Partoazar… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic oral biofilms are now recognized as a key virulence factor in many
microorganisms that cause the heavy burden of oral infectious diseases. Recently, new …

Curcumin carbon dots inhibit biofilm formation and expression of esp and gelE genes of Enterococcus faecium

MH Sadaqat, AM Mobarez, M Nikkhah - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, along with the
ability of this bacterium to form biofilm on biotic surfaces and medical devices, has created a …