| Literature DB >> 34416106 |
Yavuz Oz1,2, Ahmed Nabawy2, Stefano Fedeli2, Aarohi Gupta2, Rui Huang2, Amitav Sanyal1,3, Vincent M Rotello2.
Abstract
Biofilm infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are an urgent global health threat. Incorporation of natural essential oils into biodegradable oil-in-water cross-linked polymeric nanoemulsions (X-NEs) provides effective eradication of MDR bacterial biofilms. The X-NE platform combines the degradability of functionalized poly(lactic acid) polymers with the antimicrobial activity of carvacrol (from oregano oil). These X-NEs exhibited effective penetration and killing of biofilms formed by pathogenic bacteria. Biofilm-fibroblast coculture models demonstrate that X-NEs selectively eliminate bacteria without harming mammalian cells, making them promising candidates for antibiofilm therapeutics.Entities:
Keywords: antimicrobials; biodegradable polymers; biofilm infections; multidrug resistance; nanoemulsions
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34416106 PMCID: PMC8573728 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11265
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ISSN: 1944-8244 Impact factor: 10.383