2018
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b03575
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Biodegradable Nanocomposite Antimicrobials for the Eradication of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Biofilms without Accumulated Resistance

Abstract: Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are a rapidly growing threat to human health, in many cases exacerbated by their presence in biofilms. We report here a biocompatible oil-in-water cross-linked polymeric nanocomposite that degrades in the presence of physiologically relevant biomolecules. These degradable nanocomposites demonstrated broad-spectrum penetration and elimination of MDR bacteria, eliminating biofilms with no toxicity to cocultured mammalian fibroblast cells. Notably, serial pa… Show more

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“…Finally, the selective bacterial eradication and treatment efficacy of the Ab@EO NCs was evaluated in an in vitro coculture model composed of the target S. aureus bacterium and human skin fibroblasts, which are critical for skin healing and recovery. 43 Human cells were infected with S. aureus and then exposed to the Ab@EO NCs at their defined antibacterial dosage. Afterward, S. aureus bacterial growth was quantified via a plate count method, while the viability of the skin fibroblasts was determined by a live/dead viability/cytotoxicity assay kit.…”
Section: Results and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Finally, the selective bacterial eradication and treatment efficacy of the Ab@EO NCs was evaluated in an in vitro coculture model composed of the target S. aureus bacterium and human skin fibroblasts, which are critical for skin healing and recovery. 43 Human cells were infected with S. aureus and then exposed to the Ab@EO NCs at their defined antibacterial dosage. Afterward, S. aureus bacterial growth was quantified via a plate count method, while the viability of the skin fibroblasts was determined by a live/dead viability/cytotoxicity assay kit.…”
Section: Results and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, up to now, the adaptive tendency of pathogens on drug resistance produces a great threat to current therapeutic systems in combating diverse bacterial infections . Hence, novel and efficient antibacterial materials and strategies are urgently needed to reduce the dependence on antibiotic treatments . In recent years, abundant kinds of antibacterial materials and strategies have been developed, which not only include chemotherapies by using diverse small molecules, quaternary ammonium polymers, and bactericidal metal ions (Ag 2+ , Zn 2+ , and Cu 2+ ions), but also consist of photothermal‐ or photodynamic‐based sterilization via production of massive heating or reactive oxygen species .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The eventual goal of these studies is to develop cost-effective, potent, safe, readily available, and easily synthesized alternatives to the conventional antibiotics that are increasingly becoming ineffective against MDR pathogens. 911…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%