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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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A novel stress response mechanism, triggered by indole, involved in quorum quenching enzyme MomL and iron-sulfur cluster in Muricauda olearia Th120

Scientific Reports, 2017
Indole, as a signal molecule, is involved in multiple physiological behavior including biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and virulence. In this study, we demonstrated that indole was involved in iron deficient and H2O2 stress response in Muricauda
Yan Wang, Hui Li, Xinxin Cui, Xiao-Hua Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ZrO2 Aerogel‐Supported Pd Nanoparticles for Photothermal CO2 Reduction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanoparticle‐based aerogels are promising catalysts for photothermal reactions due to optical transparency, high surface area, and low thermal conductivity. Here, we present deposition of Pd nanoparticles on ZrO2 aerogel granules by a wet‐impregnation approach.
David Kiwic, Linard Räz, Elena Tervoort, Markus Niederberger   +3 more
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A mathematical model of quorum quenching in biofilm colonies and its potential role as an adjuvant for antibiotic treatment

Mathematics in Applied Sciences and Engineering, 2022
We extend a previously presented mesoscopic (i.e. colony scale) mathematical model of the reaction of bacterial biofilms to antibiotics. In that earlier model, exposure to antibiotics evokes two responses: inactivation as the antibiotics kill the ...
Maryam Ghasemi, Viktoria Freingruber, Christina Kuttler, Hermann J Eberl   +3 more
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Femtosecond‐Laser Nanocavitation Regenerates SERS‐Active Plasmonic Nanogaps for Longitudinal Molecular Sensing at Biointerfaces

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A regenerative molecular sensing platform that co‐localizes surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensing and nanocavitation‐based actuation. Femtosecond‐laser triggered nanocavitation produces thermomechanical forces to locally regenerate SERS‐active nanogaps in protein‐rich biofluids while preserving optical performance.
Aditya Garg, Ze Zong, Meitong Nie, Stacie E. Deaver, Elizabeth M. Van Order, Elieser Mejia, Peter Vikesland, Erin S. Gloag, Wei Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Antibiotic-Resistant Microbe Combat: Nanocarrier-Based Systems in Combination Therapy Targeting Quorum Sensing

Pharmaceutics
The increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria presents a significant risk to worldwide public health, emphasizing the necessity of novel approaches to address infections.
Sanchaita Rajkhowa, Safrina Zeenat Hussain, Manisha Agarwal, Alaiha Zaheen, Sami A. Al-Hussain, Magdi E. A. Zaki   +5 more
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Mechanical Flexibility Enables DNA Origami to Overcome Steric Confinement in Mucus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanical flexibility is introduced as a design parameter to enhance nanocarrier transport in mucus. Using DNA origami, flexibility is decoupled from size, shap and surface chemistry, revealing improved passage through confined hydrogel networks. While surface passivation reduces aggregation, flexibility further boosts transport, offering a general ...
Matteo Tollemeto, Emily Tsang, Marie Karen Tracy Hong Lin, Luca Mannino, Kurt V. Gothelf, Anja Boisen   +5 more
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Quorum Quenching of Nitrobacter winogradskyi Suggests that Quorum Sensing Regulates Fluxes of Nitrogen Oxide(s) during Nitrification

mBio, 2016
Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread process in bacteria used to coordinate gene expression with cell density, diffusion dynamics, and spatial distribution through the production of diffusible chemical signals.
Brett L. Mellbye, Andrew T. Giguere, Peter J. Bottomley, Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto   +3 more
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Drugs for the Quorum Sensing Inhibition of Oral Biofilm: New Frontiers and Insights in the Treatment of Periodontitis

Pharmaceutics, 2022
Chemical molecules are used by microorganisms to communicate with each other. Quorum sensing is the mechanism through which microorganisms regulate their population density and activity with chemical signaling.
Alessandro Polizzi, Martina Donzella, Giada Nicolosi, Simona Santonocito, Paolo Pesce, Gaetano Isola   +5 more
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Engineered Xenogeneic Bone Scaffold with IL‐10 Nanodelivery System: Immunomodulation and BMSC Fate Programming for Skull Defect Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multifunctional regenerative composite is constructed by 3D‐printing thermosensitive PNIPAM hydrogel embedded with MPDA@IL‐10 nanoparticles and autologous BMSCs onto antigen‐depleted porcine bone matrix for beagle critical‐sized skull defect reconstruction.
Weihao Lv, Lei Zhang, Fei Fei, Zhibin Wu, Xiuquan Wu, Ya‐nan Dou, Yihao Fu, Hao Chang, Yujie Qiang, Huaxia Xie, Ni An, Leiying Chen, Hongchen Zhang, Min‐Wen Zheng, Hongqing Chen, Xia Li, Zhou Fei   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source