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ArticleNanoscale2018

Dynamically crosslinked polymer nanocomposites to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial biofilms.

Dong Yu Zhu, Ryan F Landis, Cheng-Hsuan Li, Akash Gupta, Li-Sheng Wang, Yingying Geng, Sanjana Gopalakrishnan, Jian Wei Guo, Vincent M Rotello

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Article in Nanoscale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dong Yu ZhuSchool of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 100 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
Ryan F Landis
Cheng-Hsuan Li
Akash Gupta
Li-Sheng Wang
Yingying Geng
Sanjana Gopalakrishnan
Jian Wei Guo
Vincent M Rotello
Amherst College · USGuangdong University of Technology · CN

Funding

Recognition and Presentation of Alpha Helices using Nanoparticle ReceptorsR01GM077173 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ROTELLO, VINCENT M. · 2007 to 2018
$3.7M
Engineered Polymer Nanoemulsions for Treatment of Wound Biofilm InfectionsR01AI134770 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI Robin Patel, VINCENT M. ROTELLO · 2018 to 2026
$3.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134770NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM077173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant biofilms are highly resistant to current antimicrobial therapies. We have developed an antimicrobial platform that integrates the bacteria-killing phytochemical carvacrol into dynamically crosslinked polymer nanocomposites (DCPNs). Taking advantage of a reversibly crosslinked Schiff-base scaffold throughout the engineered emulsions, DCPNs exhibited long-term shelf-life and good stability in serum, while readily disassembling in acidic microenvironments. Furthermore, we demonstrated that DCPNs efficiently penetrate the biofilm matrix, eradicating both Gram-negative/positive bacteria enclosed within. Moreover, DCPNs showed no observable toxicity to fibroblast mammalian cells with the same antimicrobial concentrations necessary to eradicate MDR biofilms. Given their potent antimicrobial and stimuli-responsive dissociation characteristics in a biofilm setting, DCPNs are a suitable therapeutic platform for combating MDR bacterial infections.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnimalsBiofilmsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaMiceNanocompositesNIH 3T3 CellsAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID30264837
PMCPMC6190609
OpenAlexW2891942008

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