| Literature DB >> 29756275 |
Lei Yang1, Evan S Feura1, Mona Jasmine R Ahonen1, Mark H Schoenfisch1.
Abstract
Exogenous nitric oxide (NO) represents an attractive antibacterial agent because of its ability to both disperse and directly kill bacterial biofilms while avoiding resistance. Due to the challenges associated with administering gaseous NO, NO-releasing macromolecular scaffolds are developed to facilitate NO delivery. This progress report describes the rational design and application of NO-releasing macromolecular scaffolds as antibacterial therapeutics. Special consideration is given to the role of the physicochemical properties of the NO storage vehicles on antibacterial or anti-biofilm activity.Entities:
Keywords: antibacterial; biofilms; macromolecular scaffolds; nitric oxide; rational designs
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29756275 PMCID: PMC6159924 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Healthc Mater ISSN: 2192-2640 Impact factor: 9.933