Magnetic-controlled dandelion-like nanocatalytic swarm for targeted biofilm elimination

Y Huang, D Liu, R Guo, B Wang, Z Liu, Y Guo, J Dong… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Infections caused by drug-resistant strains pose a serious threat to human health. Most
bacterial infections are related to biofilms. The generation of a bacterial biofilm greatly …

[HTML][HTML] An electromagnetically actuated magneto-nanozyme mediated synergistic therapy for destruction and eradication of biofilm

X Ma, L Wang, P Wang, Z Liu, J Hao, J Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of bacterial resistance and rapid reconstruction of biofilm pose great
challenges to biofilm-associated infections. Magnetically actuated micro-/nanorobots have …

Magnetic microswarm composed of porous nanocatalysts for targeted elimination of biofilm occlusion

Y Dong, L Wang, K Yuan, F Ji, J Gao, Z Zhang, X Du… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biofilm is difficult to thoroughly cure with conventional antibiotics due to the high mechanical
stability and antimicrobial barrier resulting from extracellular polymeric substances …

Versatile graphitic nanozymes for magneto actuated cascade reaction-enhanced treatment of S. mutans biofilms

Q Dong, Z Li, J Xu, Q Yuan, L Chen, Z Chen - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Pathogenic oral biofilms especially acid-producing ones cause a variety of oral diseases
such as dental caries. Given that bacteria are embedded within the biofilms matrix to prevent …

A biofilm microenvironment‐activated single‐atom iron nanozyme with NIR‐controllable nanocatalytic activities for synergetic bacteria‐infected wound therapy

Q Xu, Y Hua, Y Zhang, M Lv, H Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm microenvironment (BME)‐activated antimicrobial agents display great potential for
improved biofilm‐related infection therapy because of their superior specificities and …

Metal organic framework-loaded biohybrid magnetic microrobots for enhanced antibacterial treatment

B Gu, J Cai, G Peng, H Zhou, W Zhang, D Zhang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Overused antibiotics has caused a serious threat of pathogen resistance, and it is urgent to
develop drug-free strategies for efficient bacterial eradication. Metal organic frameworks …

Microenvironment-responsive magnetic nanocomposites based on silver nanoparticles/gentamicin for enhanced biofilm disruption by magnetic field

XI Wang, J Wu, P Li, L Wang, J Zhou… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biofilms contribute to persistent bacterial infections as well as formidable resistances to
conventional antibiotics. However, it is still a major challenge to establish an advanced …

Catalytic antimicrobial robots for biofilm eradication

G Hwang, AJ Paula, EE Hunter, Y Liu, A Babeer… - Science robotics, 2019 - science.org
Magnetically driven robots can perform complex functions in biological settings with minimal
destruction. However, robots designed to damage deleterious biostructures may also be …

Magnetotactic T-budbots to kill-n-clean biofilms

T Bhuyan, AT Simon, S Maity, AK Singh… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Treatment of persistent biofilm infections has turned out to be a formidable challenge even
with broad-spectrum antibiotic therapies. In this direction, intelligent micromachines may …

Multifunctional ZnFeO4-Based Antibiotic Cross-Linked Nanoplatform for Magnetically Targeted Treatment of Microbial Biofilms

X Yang, H Ren, J Li, B Sun, D Lu, S Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
During the infections of wounds or medical device surfaces, bacteria such as Pseudomonas
aeruginosa are prone to forming biofilms which prevent the penetration of antimicrobial …