期刊
NANOTECHNOLOGY REVIEWS
卷 6, 期 5, 页码 383-404出版社
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2016-0054
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antibiotic resistance; bacterial infection; biofilm; drug delivery; nanoparticles
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- Div Of Engineering Education and Centers
- Directorate For Engineering [1359167] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Chronic infections have posed a tremendous burden on health care systems worldwide. Approximately 60% of chronic infections are estimated to be related to biofilms, in large part due to the extraordinary antibiotic resistance of biofilm bacteria. Nanoparticle (NP)-based therapies are viable approaches to treat biofilm-associated infections due to NPs' unique chemical and physical properties, granted by their high surface area to volume ratio. The mechanism underlying the anti-biofilm activity of various types of NPs is actively under investigation. Simply comparing biofilm disruption or reduction rates is not adequate to describe the effectiveness of NPs; many other factors need to be taken into account, such as the NP type, bacterial strain, concentration of NPs, quantification methods, and the biofilm culture environment. This review focuses on recent research on the creation, characterization, and evaluation of NPs for the prevention or treatment of biofilm infections.
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