Molecular mechanisms of biofilm-based antibiotic resistance and tolerance in pathogenic bacteria

CW Hall, TF Mah - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Biofilms are surface-attached groups of microbial cells encased in an extracellular matrix
that are significantly less susceptible to antimicrobial agents than non-adherent, planktonic …

The role of reactive oxygen species in antibiotic-mediated killing of bacteria

H Van Acker, T Coenye - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
Recently, it was proposed that there is a common mechanism behind the activity of
bactericidal antibiotics, involving the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However …

Synthesis, morphological analysis, antibacterial activity of iron oxide nanoparticles and the cytotoxic effect on lung cancer cell line

S Das, S Diyali, G Vinothini, B Perumalsamy… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Focusing on the huge importance associated in developing functional materials, this
research study describes the synthesis, characterization of morphology, bactericidal activity …

Multifunctional iron oxide nanoparticles using Carica papaya fruit extract as antibacterial, antioxidant and photocatalytic agent to remove industrial dyes

B Malaikozhundan, R Krishnamoorthi… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, C. papaya fruit extract coated Fe 2 O 3 NPs were green synthesized and bio-
physically characterized by UV–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD) …

Synthesis and molecular docking study of α-aminophosphonates as potential multi-targeting antibacterial agents

RR Neiber, NA Samak, J Xing, EI Elmongy… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibacterial compounds that reduce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are needed
to avoid bacterial biofilms in water pipelines. Herein, green one-pot synthesis of α …

[HTML][HTML] The role of reactive oxygen species in the antimicrobial activity of pyochelin

KS Ong, YL Cheow, SM Lee - Journal of advanced research, 2017 - Elsevier
The increase in prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB) is currently a serious
threat, thus there is a need for new antimicrobial compounds to combat infections caused by …

Electroactive membrane fusion-liposome for increased electron transfer to enhance radiodynamic therapy

YC Chen, YT Li, CL Lee, YT Kuo, CL Ho, WC Lin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Dynamic therapies have potential in cancer treatments but have limitations in efficiency and
penetration depth. Here a membrane-integrated liposome (MIL) is created to coat titanium …

Recent advances in surface nanoengineering for biofilm prevention and control. Part I: molecular basis of biofilm recalcitrance. passive anti-biofouling nanocoatings

PC Balaure, AM Grumezescu - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Medical device-associated infections are becoming a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide, prompting researchers to find new, more effective ways to control the …

Non-caloric artificial sweeteners exhibit antimicrobial activity against bacteria and promote bacterial evolution of antibiotic tolerance

Z Yu, J Guo - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-caloric artificial sweeteners are being widely used as safe table sugar substitutes with
highly intensive sweetness but low calories. Previous studies have suggested that some of …

Nanosilver targets the bacterial cell envelope: the link with generation of reactive oxygen radicals

C Gunawan, MB Faiz, R Mann, SRS Ting… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The work describes the interactions of nanosilver (NAg) with bacterial cell envelope
components at a molecular level and how this associates with the reactive oxygen species …