期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 155-163出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16953
关键词
hospital-acquired infections; photodynamic coatings; porphyrin photosensitizer; SARS-CoV-2 virus; polymer microfibers
资金
- NC State Nonwovens Institute
- National Science Foundation [CNS-1844766, IIP-2014753, ECCS-1542015]
- State of North Carolina
- Halyard Health
The increased risk of hospital-acquired infections has impacted the global healthcare industry, particularly with the rising threat of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. This study developed polymer microfibers coated with a porphyrin photosensitizer to effectively inactivate pathogenic bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli, as well as a human common cold coronavirus.
A substantial increase in the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) has greatly impacted the global healthcare industry. Harmful pathogens adhere to a variety of surfaces and infect personnel on contact, thereby promoting transmission to new hosts. This is particularly worrisome in the case of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, which constitute a growing threat to human health worldwide and require new preventative routes of disinfection. In this study, we have incorporated different loading levels of a porphyrin photosensitizer capable of generating reactive singlet oxygen in the presence of O-2 and visible light in a water-soluble, photo-cross-linkable polymer coating, which was subsequently deposited on polymer microfibers. Two different application methods are considered, and the morphological and chemical characteristics of these coated fibers are analyzed to detect the presence of the coating and photosensitizer. To discern the efficacy of the fibers against pathogenic bacteria, photodynamic inactivation has been performed on two different bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli, with population reductions of >99.9999 and 99.6%, respectively, after exposure to visible light for 1 h. In response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we also confirm that these coated fibers can inactivate a human common cold coronavirus serving as a surrogate for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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