Recent development of nanomedicine for the treatment of bacterial biofilm infections

• Published in: View (Beijing, China) Vol. 2; no. 1
• Main Authors: Xiu, Weijun, Shan, Jingyang, Yang, Kaili, Xiao, Hang, Yuwen, Lihui, Wang, Lianhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Adsorption; antibiofilm; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Bacteria; bacterial biofilms; Bacterial infections; Biofilms; Drug delivery systems; Drug resistance; Enzymes; EPS; Infections; Metabolism; Nanomaterials; nanomedicine; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Photodynamic therapy; responsive

Bacterial biofilm related infections are ever growing issues for global medical community. Traditional antibiotic therapy is usually ineffective for treating them because the bacteria inside biofilms have evolved with multiple mechanisms to evade antibiotic challenge. Hence, effective therapeutic st...