ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Gold Nanostars Embedded in PDMS Films: A Photothermal Material for Antibacterial Applications.
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- Antibiotic-Free Strategies for Managing Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Low-power NIR-mediated photothermal and photodynamic therapy as a synergistic strategy against superbugs.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Gold-Silver Nanoshell-Embedded Polydimethylsiloxane Films for Near-Infrared Photothermal Eradication of Bacteria.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Photothermal Antibacterial Effect of Gold Nanostars Coating on Titanium Implant and Its Osteogenic Performance.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
- Nanomaterials for Photothermal Antimicrobial Surfaces.ACS omega · 2024Review
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- Flexible, stretchable, and single-molecule-sensitive SERS-active sensor for wearable biosensing applications.RSC advances · 2023Article
- Clinical infections in neurosurgical oncology: An overview.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Review
- A review of recent advances in the use of complex metal nanostructures for biomedical applications from diagnosis to treatment.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnologyReview
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Abstract
Bacteria infections and related biofilms growth on surfaces of medical devices are a serious threat to human health. Controlled hyperthermia caused by photothermal effects can be used to kill bacteria and counteract biofilms formation. Embedding of plasmonic nano-objects like gold nanostars (GNS), able to give an intense photothermal effect when irradiated in the NIR, can be a smart way to functionalize a transparent and biocompatible material like polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). This process enables bacteria destruction on surfaces of PDMS-made medical surfaces, an action which, in principle, can also be exploited in subcutaneous devices. We prepared stable and reproducible thin PDMS films containing controllable quantities of GNS, enabling a temperature increase that can reach more than 40 degrees. The hyperthermia exerted by this hybrid material generates an effective thermal microbicidal effect, killing bacteria with a near infrared (NIR) laser source with irradiance values that are safe for skin.
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