AIMC Topic: Biofilms

Clear Filters Showing 1 to 10 of 77 articles

Microrobots for Antibiotic-Resistant Skin Colony Eradication.

ACS applied materials & interfaces
Self-propelled nano- and micromachines have immense potential as autonomous seek-and-act devices in biomedical applications. In this study, we present microrobots constructed with inherently biocompatible materials and propulsion systems tailored to ...

Photocatalytic microrobots for treating bacterial infections deep within sinuses.

Science robotics
Microrobotic techniques are promising for treating biofilm infections located deep within the human body. However, the presence of highly viscous pus presents a formidable biological barrier, severely restricting targeted and minimally invasive treat...

Combinatorial discovery of microtopographical landscapes that resist biofilm formation through quorum sensing mediated autolubrication.

Nature communications
Bio-instructive materials that intrinsically inhibit biofilm formation have significant anti-biofouling potential in industrial and healthcare settings. Since bacterial surface attachment is sensitive to surface topography, we experimentally surveyed...

Antifungal activity and mechanism of novel peptide antimicrobial peptide (GmAMP) against fluconazole-resistant .

PeerJ
BACKGROUND: There is a pressing need to create innovative alternative treatment approaches considering the overuse of antifungal drugs causes the number of clinically isolated fluconazole-resistant species to increase. antimicrobial peptide (GmAMP)...

Facile phyto-mediated synthesis of ternary CuO/MnO/ZnO nanocomposite using Nigella Sativa seeds extract: characterization,antimicrobial, and biomedical evaluations.

Scientific reports
The phyto-synthesis of ternary CuO/ MnO/ZnO nanocomposite was achieved by the utilization of an eco-friendly, straightforward approach that involved the extract of Nigella sativa seeds. Our ternary nanocomposite appears to include equal amounts of Cu...

4-Hydroxyboesenbergin B of Alpinia japonica protected gastrointestinal tract by inhibiting vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and balancing intestinal microbiota.

Journal of ethnopharmacology
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Alpinia japonica, a traditional herb utilized in Miao medicine in southwestern China, has been employed to alleviate symptoms such as stomachache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, some of these symptoms may be associated ...

Biofilm-mediated infections; novel therapeutic approaches and harnessing artificial intelligence for early detection and treatment of biofilm-associated infections.

Microbial pathogenesis
A biofilm is a group of bacteria that have self-produced a matrix and are grouped together in a dense population. By resisting the host's immune system's phagocytosis process and attacking with anti-microbial chemicals such as reactive oxygen and nit...

De novo design of self-assembling peptides with antimicrobial activity guided by deep learning.

Nature materials
Bioinspired materials based on self-assembling peptides are promising for tackling various challenges in biomedical engineering. While contemporary data-driven approaches have led to the discovery of self-assembling peptides with various structures a...

Liquid-bodied antibiofilm robot with switchable viscoelastic response for biofilm eradication on complex surface topographies.

Science advances
Recalcitrant biofilm infections pose a great challenge to human health. Micro- and nanorobots have been used to eliminate biofilm infections in hard-to-reach regions inside the body. However, applying antibiofilm robots under physiological conditions...

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of star anise-cinnamon essential oil against multidrug-resistant Thompson.

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
INTRODUCTION: The emergence of foodborne multidrug-resistant (MDR) has attracted considerable global attention. Given that food is the primary transmission route, our study focuses on , a freshwater snail that is commonly consumed as a specialty foo...