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BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 581-584Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8bm01211c
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21725402]
- Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission [17XD1401600]
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Aminoglycosides are a family of antibiotics with a wide-spread antibacterial spectrum and high antibacterial activity. However, they are less effective against anaerobic pathogens due to the requirement of aerobic respiration to exert their antibacterial functions. Here, we prepared a pH-responsive hydrogel with potent antibacterial activities against both aerobic and anaerobic pathogens. The hydrogel was prepared by reacting oxidized dextran with aminoglycoside and an ornidazole analogue via an acid-labile Schiff base linkage. The prepared hydrogel was injectable, self-healing, biocompatible, and showed a pH-responsive drug release behavior. More importantly, the gel was efficient in killing both aerobic and anaerobic pathogens. This study provides a facile strategy to expand the antibacterial spectrum of aminoglycoside hydrogels.
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