Recent advances in nanoparticulate biomimetic catalysts for combating bacteria and biofilms

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 11; no. 46; pp. 2226 - 22215
• Main Authors: Xiong, Xueqing, Huang, Yanyan, Lin, Changxu, Liu, Xiang Yang, Lin, Youhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 28.11.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Bacteria; Bacterial Infections - drug therapy; Bacterial Infections - pathology; Biofilms; Biofilms - drug effects; Biomimetic Materials - chemistry; Biomimetic Materials - pharmacology; Biomimetic Materials - therapeutic use; Biomimetics; Enzymes; Industrial applications; Magnetite Nanoparticles - chemistry; Magnetite Nanoparticles - therapeutic use; Magnetite Nanoparticles - toxicity; Morphology; Nanomaterials; Nanostructures - chemistry; Nanostructures - therapeutic use; Nanostructures - toxicity; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Stability; Staphylococcus aureus - physiology

Due to the abuse of antibiotics and the tendency of bacteria to form protective biofilms, the design and development of new efficient agents that can eliminate bacteria and biofilms are still highly desired but remain a great challenge; on the other hand, natural enzymes with unique catalytic charac...