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ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2026

Photothermally Induced Vapor Nanobubbles Enable Disruption and Antibiotic-Improved Responsiveness in Uropathogenic Biofilms.

Júlia Alcàcer-Almansa, Amin Ahmad, Kevin Braeckmans, Núria Blanco-Cabra, Samuel Sánchez, Eduard Torrents, Juan C Fraire

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Article in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Júlia Alcàcer-AlmansaBacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-3128
Amin AhmadLaboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-114X
Kevin BraeckmansLaboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7993-6295
Núria Blanco-CabraBacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4784-1072
Samuel SánchezSmart Nano-Bio-Devices Group. Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. ssanchez@ibecbarcelona.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9713-9997
Eduard TorrentsBacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. etorrents@ibecbarcelona.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3010-1609
Juan C FraireSmart Nano-Bio-Devices Group. Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. juan.fraire@iqac.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4887-2161

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treating bacterial biofilms remains a major clinical challenge, particularly in uropathogenic infections where the dense extracellular matrix impedes antibiotic access and protects tolerant bacterial populations. In this work, we explored a nanomaterial-based strategy to improve antibiotic responsiveness by combining iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) with pulsed laser irradiation to induce vapor nanobubble (VNB)-mediated disruption of a mature flow-grown uropathogenic E. coli CFT073 biofilm. We tested three nanoparticle sizes (70 nm, 130 nm, and 500 nm) and identified IONP

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsNanoparticlesCiprofloxacinEscherichia coliFerric CompoundsLasersMicrobial Sensitivity TestsUropathogenic Escherichia coliAnti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinFerric Compoundsferric oxideciprofloxacin potentiationiron oxide nanoparticlesphotothermal biofilm disruptionuropathogenic biofilmsvapor nanobubbles

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