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JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 133, Issue 3, Pages 1273-1287Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/jam.15640
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antimicrobial substances; biofilms; nanocarriers; permeability; targeting
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Nanocarriers have great potential in combating bacterial biofilms by targeting the biofilm, destroying extracellular polymeric substances, enhancing the permeability of antimicrobial substances, and protecting and controlling the release of loaded drugs. However, there are challenges in translating nanocarrier formulations from preclinical level to clinical setting.
Bacterial biofilms are highly resistant to antibiotics and pose a great threat to human and animal health. The control and removal of bacterial biofilms have become an important topic in the field of bacterial infectious diseases. Nanocarriers show great anti-biofilm potential because of their small particle size and strong permeability. In this review, the advantages of nanocarriers for combating biofilms are analysed. Nanocarriers can act on all stages of bacterial biofilm formation and diffusion. They can improve the scavenging effect of biofilm by targeting biofilm, destroying extracellular polymeric substances and enhancing the biofilm permeability of antimicrobial substances. Nanocarriers can also improve the antibacterial ability of antimicrobial drugs against bacteria in biofilm by protecting the loaded drugs and controlling the release of antimicrobial substances. Additionally, we emphasize the challenges faced in using nanocarrier formulations and translating them from a preclinical level to a clinical setting.
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