Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20(11)
Published: Oct. 26, 2023
Abstract
Hydrogels
are
known
to
have
the
advantages
such
as
good
biodegradability,
biocompatibility,
and
easy
functionalization,
making
them
ideal
candidates
for
biosensors.
Hydrogel‐based
biosensors
that
respond
bacteria‐induced
microenvironmental
changes
pH,
enzymes,
antigens,
etc.,
or
directly
interact
with
bacterial
surface
receptors,
can
be
applied
early
diagnosis
of
infections,
providing
information
timely
treatment
while
avoiding
antibiotic
abuse.
Furthermore,
hydrogel
capable
both
bacteria
will
greatly
facilitate
development
point‐of‐care
monitoring
infections.
In
this
review,
recent
advancement
hydrogel‐based
infection
is
summarized
discussed.
First,
based
on
pH‐sensitive
hydrogels,
bacterial‐specific
secretions‐sensitive
hydrogels
in
contact
surfaces
presented.
Next,
detecting
stage
followed
by
immediate
on‐demand
Finally,
challenges
future
infections
proposed.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(13)
Published: Feb. 27, 2022
Infections
are
regarded
as
the
most
severe
complication
associated
with
human
health,
which
urgent
to
be
solved.
Stimuli-responsive
materials
appealing
therapeutic
platforms
for
antibacterial
treatments,
provide
great
potential
accurate
theranostics.
In
this
review,
advantages,
response
mechanisms,
and
key
design
principles
of
stimuli-responsive
highlighted.
The
biomedical
applications,
current
challenges,
future
directions
also
discussed.
First,
categories
comprehensively
itemized
based
on
different
sources
stimuli,
including
external
physical
environmental
stimuli
(e.g.,
temperature,
light,
electricity,
salt,
etc.)
bacterial
metabolites
acid,
enzyme,
redox,
etc.).
Second,
structural
characteristics,
principles,
applications
responsive
discussed,
underlying
interrelationships
revealed.
molecular
structures
closely
related
stimuli.
Finally,
challenging
issues
proposed.
This
review
will
scientific
guidance
promote
clinical
materials.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Oct. 21, 2022
Abstract
Diabetic
wound
is
one
of
the
most
intractable
chronic
wounds
that
prone
to
bacterial
infection.
Hypoxia
an
important
feature
in
its
microenvironment.
However,
it
challenging
for
antimicrobial
therapy
directly
apply
existing
hypoxia-responsive
drug
delivery
systems
due
active
targeting
deficiency
and
biofilm
obstacle.
Herein,
we
customizes
a
carrier,
lactose-modified
azocalix[4]arene
(LacAC4A)
with
ability
actively
target
inhibit
biofilm.
By
loading
ciprofloxacin
(Cip),
resultant
supramolecular
nanoformulation
Cip@LacAC4A
demonstrates
enhanced
antibacterial
efficacy
resulting
from
both
increased
accumulation
controlled
release
at
site
When
applied
on
diabetic
together
multidrug-resistant
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
infection
vivo,
induces
definitely
less
inflammatory
infiltration
than
free
Cip,
which
translates
into
high
healing
performance.
Importantly,
such
design
principle
provides
direction
developing
systems.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(42)
Published: June 15, 2023
With
the
advantages
of
diverse
structures,
tunable
enzymatic
activity,
and
high
stability,
nanozymes
are
widely
used
in
medicine,
chemistry,
food,
environment,
other
fields.
As
an
alternative
to
traditional
antibiotics,
attract
more
attention
from
scientific
researchers
recent
years.
Developing
nanozymes-based
antibacterial
materials
opens
up
a
new
avenue
for
bacterial
disinfection
sterilization.
In
this
review,
classification
their
mechanisms
discussed.
The
surface
composition
critical
efficacy,
which
can
be
tailored
enhance
both
binding
activity.
On
one
hand,
modification
enables
targeting
bacteria
that
improves
performance
including
biochemical
recognition,
charge,
topography.
modulated
achieve
enhanced
single
nanozyme-mediated
synergistic
multiple
nanozymes-mediated
cascade
catalytic
applications.
addition,
current
challenges
future
prospects
tailoring
applications
This
review
provide
insights
into
design
treatments.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: Aug. 26, 2023
Bacterial
infections,
especially
those
caused
by
drug-resistant
bacteria,
have
seriously
threatened
human
life
and
health.
There
is
urgent
to
develop
new
antibacterial
agents
reduce
the
problem
of
antibiotics.
Biomedical
materials
with
good
antimicrobial
properties
been
widely
used
in
applications.
Among
them,
hydrogels
become
focus
research
field
biomedical
due
their
unique
three-dimensional
network
structure,
high
hydrophilicity,
biocompatibility.
In
this
review,
latest
progresses
about
recent
years
were
summarized,
mainly
including
preparation
methods
According
different
mechanisms,
several
representative
introduced,
such
as
antibiotics
loaded
hydrogels,
antibiotic-free
metal-based
peptide
polymers,
stimuli-responsive
smart
light-mediated
hydrogels.
addition,
we
also
discussed
applications
challenges
biomedicine,
which
are
expected
provide
directions
ideas
for
application
clinical
therapy.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(11)
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Abstract
Osteomyelitis
is
a
destructive
disease
of
bone
tissue
caused
by
infection
with
pathogenic
microorganisms.
Because
the
complex
and
long‐term
abnormal
conditions,
osteomyelitis
one
refractory
diseases
in
orthopedics.
Currently,
anti‐infective
therapy
primary
modality
for
addition
to
thorough
surgical
debridement.
However,
bacterial
resistance
has
gradually
reduced
benefits
traditional
antibiotics,
development
advanced
antibacterial
agents
received
growing
attention.
This
review
introduces
main
targets
treating
osteomyelitis,
including
cell
wall,
membrane,
intracellular
macromolecules,
energy
metabolism,
focuses
on
their
mechanisms,
predicts
prospects
clinical
applications.
Materials Today Bio,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19, P. 100559 - 100559
Published: Jan. 21, 2023
With
the
widespread
prevalence
of
drug-resistant
pathogens,
traditional
antibiotics
have
limited
effectiveness
and
do
not
yield
desired
outcomes.
Recently,
alternative
antibacterial
therapies
based
on
ultrasound
(US)
been
explored
to
overcome
crisis
bacterial
pathogens.
Antimicrobial
sonodynamic
therapy
(aSDT)
offers
an
excellent
solution
that
relies
US
irradiation
produce
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
achieve
antibiotic-free
mediated
antimicrobial
effects.
In
addition,
aSDT
possesses
advantage
superior
tissue
penetrability
compared
light
irradiation,
demonstrating
great
feasibility
in
treating
deep
infections.
Although
existing
conventional
sonosensitizers
can
ROS
for
activity,
some
limitations,
such
as
low
penetration
rate,
nonspecific
distribution
poor
production
under
hypoxic
conditions,
result
suboptimal
sterilization
aSDT.
emerging
nanosonosensitizers
enormous
advantages
high-performance
agents
aSDT,
which
deficiencies
described
above.
Thus,
nanosonosensitizer-mediated
has
a
bright
future
management
This
review
classifies
current
available
provides
overview
mechanisms,
biomedical
applications,
recent
advances
perspectives
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(2)
Published: Jan. 21, 2023
Abstract
Humans
and
bacteria
have
always
been
closely
related.
However,
pathogenic
drug‐resistant
pose
a
certain
threat
to
human
life
health.
On
the
other
hand,
probiotics,
such
as
intestinal
flora,
also
affect
our
daily
life.
Understanding
microstructure
of
microorganisms
is
important
for
effective
treatment
bacterial
infections.
Luminogens
with
aggregation‐induced
emission
properties
are
now
recognized
potent
fluorescent
agents
diagnosis
microorganisms.
In
this
review,
we
summarized
most
recent
developments
AIEgen‐based
biomaterials
discussed
advantages
AIE
probes
imaging.
Their
applications
rapid
imaging
bacteria,
differentiation
Gram‐
negative
positive
specific
intracellular
fungi
presented.
The
monitoring
bacteria‐cell
interaction
was
introduced.
Finally,
design
strategy
engineered
bacteria‐AIEgen
hybrid
system
their
role
in
anti‐cancer
discussed.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(31)
Published: March 25, 2023
Abstract
Antibacterial
photodynamic
therapy
(aPDT)
is
a
promising
antibiotics‐alternative
strategy
for
bacterial
infectious
diseases,
which
features
broad‐spectrum
antibacterial
activity
with
low
risk
of
inducing
resistance.
However,
clinical
applications
aPDT
are
still
hindered
by
the
hydrophobicity‐caused
inadequate
conventional
photosensitizers
and
hypoxic
microenvironment
infections.
To
address
these
problems,
herein,
developed
to
achieve
specific
chemiluminescence
(CL)
imaging
enhanced
PDT
infections
using
hemin‐modified
carbon
dots
(H‐CDs).
The
H‐CDs
can
be
facilely
prepared
exhibit
favorable
water
solubility,
augmented
activity,
unique
peroxidase‐mimicking
capacity.
Compared
free
CDs,
efficacy
significantly
due
increased
electron–hole
separation
efficiency.
Moreover,
peroxidase
catalytic
performance
enables
not
only
infection
identification
via
microenvironment‐responsive
CL
but
also
oxygen
self‐supplied
hypoxia‐relief‐enhanced
bacteria
inactivation
effects.
Finally,
efficiencies
validated
in
both
vivo
abscess
infected
wound
models.
This
work
may
provide
an
effective
platform
selective
imaging‐guided
treatment