Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications

Innovations in nanotechnology have had an immense impact on medicine, such as in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices that combat different pathogens. The pathogens that may cause biofilm-associated nosocomial diseases are multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as <i>Escher...

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Autores principales: Shahin Shah Khan, Irfan Ullah, Sadeeq Ullah, Ruipeng An, Haijun Xu, Kaili Nie, Chaoyong Liu, Luo Liu
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/4c3ba9c79b4d4d68b48010cb16a84669
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Sumario:Innovations in nanotechnology have had an immense impact on medicine, such as in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices that combat different pathogens. The pathogens that may cause biofilm-associated nosocomial diseases are multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>), <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> (<i>P. aeruginosa</i>), <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>), including both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species. About 65–80% of infections are caused by biofilm-associated pathogens creating a move in the international community toward developing antimicrobial therapies to eliminate such pathogenic infections. Several nanomaterials (NMs) have been discovered and significantly employed in various antipathogenic therapies. These NMs have unique properties of singlet oxygen production, high absorption of near-infrared irradiation, and reasonable conversion of light to heat. In this review, functionalized NPs that combat different pathogenic infections are introduced. This review highlights NMs that combat infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and other pathogenic microorganisms. It also highlights the biomedical application of NPs with regard to antipathogenic activities.