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Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Taurolidine‐Based Antimicrobial Compound on Contaminated Surfaces Simulated in a Standardized 4‐Field Test

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
As implantable medical devices become indispensable to modern medicine, a silent threat grows alongside them: device‐associated infections. Despite decades of antibiotic innovation, infection rates keep climbing, costing lives and billions in healthcare expenses.
Benito Baldauf, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Ernest W. Lau, Jana Hummel, Reinhard Vonthein, Ojan Assadian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes

mBio, 2017
Microbial communities are shaped by interactions among their constituent members. Some Gram-negative bacteria employ type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) to inject protein toxins into neighboring cells.
Margaret I. Steele, Waldan K. Kwong, Marvin Whiteley, Nancy A. Moran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in Bioprinting to Model Immune‐Mediated Skin Diseases

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how 3D bioprinting drives innovation in developing in vitro skin models that mimic immune‐mediated diseases. It highlights current technologies, key applications in studying skin pathologies, and emerging challenges. The review points toward future opportunities for improving disease modeling and advancing therapeutic and cosmetic ...
Andrea Ulloa‐Fernández, Marica Markovic, Julia Fernández‐Pérez, Georg Stary, Aleksandr Ovsianikov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Cytocompatibility of Corynebacterium glutamicum‐poly Vinyl Alcohol Living Biomaterials for Ocular Use

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
In ophthalmology, living biomaterials such as living contact lenses appear promising for sustained drug delivery or biosensing. The cytocompatibility of Cg‐PVA hydrogels, developed as a model living contact lens, is investigated with the ocular surface, showing their potential translation to the clinic.
Krupansh Desai, Lorely Garcia‐Sanchez, Maryam Amini, Lara Luana Teruel‐Enrico, Silke Siegrist, Aránzazu del Campo, Sara Trujillo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Table_1_Essential Oil Nanoemulsion as Eco-Friendly and Safe Preservative: Bioefficacy Against Microbial Food Deterioration and Toxin Secretion, Mode of Action, and Future Opportunities.pdf

, 2021
Akash Maurya (11765357), Vipin Kumar Singh (8516988), Somenath Das (5958077), Jitendra Prasad (242216), Akash Kedia (11765360), Neha Upadhyay (5958080), Nawal Kishore Dubey (5958089), Abhishek Kumar Dwivedy (5958074)   +7 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic proinflammatory interactions of microbial toxins and structural components characteristic to moisture-damaged buildings [PDF]

, 2016
Merja Korkalainen, Martin Täubel, Jonne Naarala, Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Arto Koistinen, Anne Hyvärinen, Hannu Komulainen, Matti Viluksela   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Inactivation of pathogens on food and contact surfaces using ozone as a biocidal agent [PDF]

, 2003
This study focuses on the inactivation of a range of food borne pathogens using ozone as a biocidal agent. Experiments were carried out using Campylobacter jejuni, E.
Anderson, J.G., Goudie, A.C., MacGregor, S.J., Olateju, F., Rowan, N.   +4 more
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Redefining Therapies for Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis: Synergistic Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides, Nanotechnology, and Computational Design

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales, Jessica Ingrid Marquez Cazorla, Renzo Marianito Marquez Cazorla, Aline Martins dos Santos, Jonatas Lobato Duarte, Letícia Oliveira Catarin Nunes, Túlio Custódio Reis, Lara Cerazi Salvador, Norival Alves Santos‐Filho, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Hélder A. Santos, Fernando Rogério Pavan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microneedle Technology in Psoriasis Management: Mechanistic Insights, Technological Innovation, Clinical Progress, and Challenges

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the evolving role of microneedle systems in psoriasis management, highlighting their potential for enhanced drug delivery, diagnosis, and disease monitoring. It also discusses unmet clinical needs for psoriasis management and technical challenges, while outlining strategic directions to advance microneedle integration into routine ...
Fatma Moawad, Yasmine Ruel, Roxane Pouliot, Davide Brambilla   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source