Advances of antimicrobial peptide‐based biomaterials for the treatment of bacterial infections

G Li, Z Lai, A Shan - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the increase in multidrug‐resistant bacterial isolates in hospitals globally and the
lack of truly effective antimicrobial agents, antibiotic resistant bacterial infections have …

Strategies employed in the design and optimization of synthetic antimicrobial peptide amphiphiles with enhanced therapeutic potentials

ZY Ong, N Wiradharma, YY Yang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) which predominantly act via membrane active mechanisms
have emerged as an exciting class of antimicrobial agents with tremendous potential to …

Delivery of antibiotics with polymeric particles

MH Xiong, Y Bao, XZ Yang, YH Zhu, J Wang - Advanced drug delivery …, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite the wide use of antibiotics, bacterial infection is still one of the leading causes of
hospitalization and mortality. The clinical failure of antibiotic therapy is linked with low …

Microgels and hydrogels as delivery systems for antimicrobial peptides

BC Borro, R Nordström, M Malmsten - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to rapid development of bacterial resistance against antibiotics, an emerging health
crisis is underway, where 'simple'infections may no longer be treatable. Antimicrobial …

Perspectives on polymeric nanostructures for the therapeutic application of antimicrobial peptides

S Sandreschi, AM Piras, G Batoni, F Chiellini - Nanomedicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a class of promising anti-infective molecules but their
therapeutic application is opposed by their poor bioavailability, susceptibility to protease …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and antimicrobial evaluation of polyion complex (PIC) nanoparticles loaded with polymyxin B

I Insua, S Majok, AFA Peacock, AM Krachler… - European polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Here, we describe novel polyion complex (PIC) particles for the delivery of Polymyxin B (Pol-
B), an antimicrobial peptide currently used in the clinic as a last resort antibiotic against …

Complexation between antimicrobial peptides and polyelectrolytes

BC Borro, M Malmsten - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
As a result of increasing bacterial resistance against antibiotics, we are facing an emerging
health crisis, in which 'simple'infections may no longer be treatable. One class of molecules …

Stimuli‐Responsive Delivery of Antimicrobial Peptides Using Polyelectrolyte Complexes

A Antropenko, F Caruso… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are antibiotics with the potential to address antimicrobial
resistance. However, their translation to the clinic is hampered by issues such as off‐target …

Polymyxin B containing polyion complex (PIC) nanoparticles: Improving the antimicrobial activity by tailoring the degree of polymerisation of the inert component

I Insua, L Zizmare, AFA Peacock, AM Krachler… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Here, we describe the preparation and characterisation of polyion complex (PIC)
nanoparticles containing last resort antimicrobial polymyxin B (Pol-B). PIC nanoparticles …

Crafting Stable Antibiotic Nanoparticles via Complex Coacervation of Colistin with Block Copolymers

TD Vogelaar, AE Agger, JE Reseland, D Linke… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
To combat the ever-growing increase of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, action must be
taken in the development of antibiotic formulations. Colistin, an effective antibiotic, was …