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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Phenylboronic Acid-Modified Polyethyleneimine: A Glycan-Targeting Anti-Biofilm Polymer for Inhibiting Bacterial Adhesion to Mucin and Enhancing Antibiotic Efficacy.

Lorcan J P Rooney, Andrew Marshall, Michael M Tunney, Seyed R Tabaei

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lorcan J P RooneySchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, U.K.
Andrew MarshallSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, U.K.
Michael M TunneySchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, U.K.
Seyed R TabaeiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-2857-786X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial biofilms present significant therapeutic challenges due to their resistance to conventional antimicrobial treatment. Mucins typically serve as a protective barrier against pathogens, yet certain bacteria, such as

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial AdhesionBiofilmsBoronic AcidsMucinsPolyethyleneiminePolysaccharidesPseudomonas aeruginosaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial Agentsbenzeneboronic acidBoronic AcidsMucinsPolyethyleneiminePolysaccharidesantibiofilm materialsboronic acid-functionalized polymersglycan-binding nanomaterialsmucin interactionnanoarchitectonicspolyethyleneimine (PEI)Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilmssynergistic antibiotic activity

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PMID40099915
PMCPMC11969427

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