Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kasimanickam, Ramanathan K, Ranjan, Ashish, Asokan, GV, Kasimanickam, Vanmathy R, Kastelic, John P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3739460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23946652
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S44100
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Sumario: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.

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