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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2020

Polymer-Based Bioorthogonal Nanocatalysts for the Treatment of Bacterial Biofilms.

Rui Huang, Cheng-Hsuan Li, Roberto Cao-Milán, Luke D He, Jessa Marie Makabenta, Xianzhi Zhang, Erlei Yu, Vincent M Rotello

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
10.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 138 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Exploring New Bioorthogonal Catalysts: Scaffold Diversity in Catalysis for Chemical Biology.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  8. Modular Fabrication of Bioorthogonal Nanozymes for Biomedical Applications.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024
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  14. Bioorthogonal nanozymes for breast cancer imaging and therapy.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rui HuangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.
Cheng-Hsuan LiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.
Roberto Cao-MilánDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5935-2313
Luke D HeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5865-9399
Jessa Marie MakabentaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.
Xianzhi ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9585-7458
Erlei YuDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2260-9768
Vincent M RotelloDepartment of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5184-5439
University of Massachusetts Amherst · USShihezi University · CN

Funding

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
Targeting of Bio-orthogonal Chemotherapeutic Nanozymes to Tumor-Associated MacrophagesR01EB022641 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ROTELLO, VINCENT M. · 2017 to 2024
$3.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134770NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB022641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioorthogonal catalysis offers a unique strategy to modulate biological processes through the in situ generation of therapeutic agents. However, the direct application of bioorthogonal transition metal catalysts (TMCs) in complex media poses numerous challenges due to issues of limited biocompatibility, poor water solubility, and catalyst deactivation in biological environments. We report here the creation of catalytic "polyzymes", comprised of self-assembled polymer nanoparticles engineered to encapsulate lipophilic TMCs. The incorporation of catalysts into these nanoparticle scaffolds creates water-soluble constructs that provide a protective environment for the catalyst. The potential therapeutic utility of these nanozymes was demonstrated through antimicrobial studies in which a cationic nanozyme was able to penetrate into biofilms and eradicate embedded bacteria through the bioorthogonal activation of a pro-antibiotic.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsCatalysisEscherichia coliMetal NanoparticlesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructurePolymersTransition ElementsAnti-Bacterial AgentsPolymersTransition Elements

Identifiers

PMID32464057
PMCPMC7339739
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