Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies

Ramanathan K Kasimanickam,1 Ashish Ranjan,2 GV Asokan,3 Vanmathy R Kasimanickam,1 John P Kastelic41Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA; 2Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences,...

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Autores principales: Kasimanickam RK, Ranjan A, Asokan GV, Kasimanickam VR, Kastelic JP
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7266212ddcd9462687fd097d4c7765782021-12-02T06:22:50ZPrevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies1176-91141178-2013https://doaj.org/article/7266212ddcd9462687fd097d4c7765782013-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/prevention-and-treatment-of-biofilms-by-hybrid--and-nanotechnologies-a13883https://doaj.org/toc/1176-9114https://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Ramanathan K Kasimanickam,1 Ashish Ranjan,2 GV Asokan,3 Vanmathy R Kasimanickam,1 John P Kastelic41Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA; 2Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA; 3College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain; 4Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaAll authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Bacteria growing as adherent biofilms are difficult to treat and frequently develop resistance to antimicrobial agents. To counter biofilms, various approaches, including prevention of bacterial surface adherence, application of device applicators, and assimilation of antimicrobials in targeted drug delivery machinery, have been utilized. These methods are also combined to achieve synergistic bacterial killing. This review discusses various multimodal technologies, presents general concepts, and describes therapies relying on the principles of electrical energy, ultrasound, photodynamics, and targeted drug delivery for prevention and treatment of biofilms.Keywords: biofilm, antimicrobial, drug carrier, hybrid technology, nanotechnologyKasimanickam RKRanjan AAsokan GVKasimanickam VRKastelic JPDove Medical PressarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 2809-2819 (2013)
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Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
description Ramanathan K Kasimanickam,1 Ashish Ranjan,2 GV Asokan,3 Vanmathy R Kasimanickam,1 John P Kastelic41Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA; 2Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA; 3College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain; 4Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaAll authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Bacteria growing as adherent biofilms are difficult to treat and frequently develop resistance to antimicrobial agents. To counter biofilms, various approaches, including prevention of bacterial surface adherence, application of device applicators, and assimilation of antimicrobials in targeted drug delivery machinery, have been utilized. These methods are also combined to achieve synergistic bacterial killing. This review discusses various multimodal technologies, presents general concepts, and describes therapies relying on the principles of electrical energy, ultrasound, photodynamics, and targeted drug delivery for prevention and treatment of biofilms.Keywords: biofilm, antimicrobial, drug carrier, hybrid technology, nanotechnology
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title Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
title_short Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
title_full Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
title_fullStr Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
title_full_unstemmed Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
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