Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34319073›Full record

ReviewBioconjugate chemistry2021

Nanotargeting of Resistant Infections with a Special Emphasis on the Biofilm Landscape.

Amjed Alabresm, Savannah L Chandler, Brian C Benicewicz, Alan W Decho

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Harnessing the Antimicrobial Potential of Baicalein-Coated FeACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026
    Article
  2. Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Black Phosphorus - A Rising Star in the Antibacterial Materials.International journal of nanomedicine · 2023
    Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Amjed AlabresmDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6211-173X
Savannah L ChandlerDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1895-9773
Brian C BenicewiczDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4130-1232
Alan W DechoDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States.

Funding

Control of Facial Amphiphilicity to Tune Macromolecular Interactions with BacteriaR01AI149810 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI TANG, CHUANBING · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI149810
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial compounds is a growing concern in medical and public health circles. Overcoming the adaptable and duplicative resistance mechanisms of bacteria requires chemistry-based approaches. Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) now offer unique advantages toward this effort. However, most in situ infections (in humans) occur as attached biofilms enveloped in a protective surrounding matrix of extracellular polymers, where survival of microbial cells is enhanced. This presents special considerations in the design and deployment of antimicrobials. Here, we review recent efforts to combat resistant bacterial strains using NPs and, then, explore how NP surfaces may be specifically engineered to enhance the potency and delivery of antimicrobial compounds. Special NP-engineering challenges in the design of NPs must be overcome to penetrate the inherent protective barriers of the biofilm and to successfully deliver antimicrobials to bacterial cells. Future challenges are discussed in the development of new antibiotics and their mechanisms of action and targeted delivery via NPs.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBacterial InfectionsBiofilmsDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansNanoparticlesAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Carriers

Identifiers

PMID34319073
PMCPMC8527872

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.