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Engineering Magnetotactic Bacteria as Medical Microrobots

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are living microorganisms that produce magnetosomes for navigation using the Earth's geomagnetic field. Their built‐in magnetic components, along with their intrinsic and/or modified biological functions, make them one of the most promising platforms for making future living and programmable microrobots.
Jiaqi Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Micro‐ and Nano‐Bots for Infection Control

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review presents a strategic vision for integrating micro‐ and nanobots in the pipeline for infection diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. To develop these robots as a practical solution for infection management, their design principles are clarified based on their propulsion mechanisms and then categorized infection management domains based on ...
Azin Rashidy Ahmady   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrospinning and Nanofiber Technology: Fundamentals, Innovations, and Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores electrospinning fundamentals, methods for synthesizing polymer, metal oxide, carbon, and composite nanofibers, and advancements in fiber architectures like porous, core–shell, and aligned structures. It highlights applications in functional membranes, sensors, energy systems, and catalyst design while addressing future ...
Yujang Cho   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ion−π interactions for constructing organic luminescent materials

open access: yesAggregate, Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2022., 2022
The construction of organic fluorescence and room temperature phosphorescence materials by using ion−π interactions including anion−π interactions and cation−π interactions is presented in this minireview. The applications of these ion−π type organic luminescent materials in bioimaging, imaging‐guided anticancer, and antibacterial treatment are also ...
Guoyu Jiang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Potential of Manuka Honey Microbubble Dressing in Wound Management

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
The manuka honey microbubble dressing innovation utilizes high‐density stainless steel mesh technology to generate microscopic honey bubbles achieving S. aureus elimination by fine‐tuning factors such as microbubble size, MH microbubble consumption, and treatment duration. This pioneering approach transforms traditional wound healing and may reduce the
Pei‐Ju Lin
wiley   +1 more source

Chitosan‐Graft‐Gelatin Hydrogel Containing Bromothymol Blue as a Food Spoilage Indicator for Intelligent Food Packaging

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A chitosan‐graft‐gelatin hydrogel, incorporating a pH‐responsive dye, bromothymol blue, as a colorimetric freshness indicator is introduced to monitor the spoilage of chicken breasts. The hydrogel indicates microbial activity, and the production of carbon dioxide due to deteriorating food freshness via a change in pH, and serves as a smart and visual ...
Bahareh Farasati Far   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO Coating on Biodegradable Fe‐Based Alloys

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A biodegradable Fe69Mn30C1 alloy is coated with ZnO using atomic layer deposition at 100 °C. Coating thickness impacts surface roughness, wettability, and in vitro degradation while maintaining hydrophilicity. The ZnO coating exhibits significant antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, achieving an inhibitory rate of up to 99.2%, and can ...
Birgit Paul   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their inhibitory effects on resistant udder pathogens

open access: yesJournal of Applied Animal Research
The study covers a new process for synthesizing silver nanoparticles using dry lavender leaves (Lav-AgNPs) as a reducing and stabilizing agent, and evaluation of their inhibitory effect on the resistant udder pathogens. Of all 480 investigated dairy cows,
Silvia Ondrašovičová   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization and Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Podovirus CSA13 and Its Anti-Biofilm Capacity

open access: yesViruses, 2019
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the notable human pathogens that can be easily encountered in both dietary and clinical surroundings. Among various countermeasures, bacteriophage therapy is recognized as an alternative method for resolving the issue of ...
Yoyeon Cha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Additional file 1 of Comparative profiling of agr locus, virulence, and biofilm-production genes of human and ovine non-aureus staphylococci

open access: yes, 2022
Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1. Oligonucleotide primers used for the detection of genes related to biofilm production (icaA/D, bhp, aap and embp), autolysins (atlE, aae), MSCRAMMs (sdrG, sdrF, clfA, clfB, fnbA, fnbB, bbp, cna, fib, eno and epbS), pyrogenic toxins (sea, seb, sec, sed, see and tsst-1) and for agr typing.
Azara, Elisa   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

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