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A nanoplatform with oxygen self-supplying and heat-sensitizing capabilities enhances the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in eradicating multidrug-resistant biofilms

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Bacterial biofilms,especially those caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria,have emerged as one of the greatest dangers to global public health.The acceleration of antimicrobial resistance to conventional an-tibiotics and the severe lack of new drugs necessitates the development of novel agents for biofilm erad-ication.Photodynamic therapy(PDT)is a promising non-antibiotic method for treating bacterial infec-tions.However,its application in biofilm eradication is hampered by the hypoxic microenvironment of biofilms and the physical protection of extracellular polymeric substances.In this study,we develop a composite nanoplatform with oxygen(O2)self-supplying and heat-sensitizing capabilities to improve the PDT efficacy against biofilms.CaO2/ICG@PDA nanoparticles(CIP NPs)are fabricated by combining calcium peroxide(CaO2)with the photosensitizer indocyanine green(ICG)via electrostatic interactions,followed by coating with polydopamine(PDA).The CIP NPs can gradually generate O2 in response to the acidic microenvironment of the biofilm,thereby alleviating its hypoxic state.Under near-infrared(NIR)irradia-tion,the nanoplatform converts O2 into a significant amount of singlet oxygen(1O2)and heat to eradicate biofilm.The generated heat enhances the release of O2,accelerates the generation of 1O2 in PDT,increases cell membrane permeability,and increases bacterial sensitivity to 1O2.This nanoplatform significantly improves the efficacy of PDT in eradicating biofilm-dwelling bacteria without fostering drug resistance.Experiments on biofilm eradication demonstrate that this nanoplatform can eradicate over 99.9999%of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)biofilms under 5-min NIR irradiation.Notably,these integrated advantages enable the system to promote the healing of MRSA biofilm-infected wounds with negligible toxicity in vivo,indicating great promise for overcoming the obstacles associated with bacterial biofilm eradication.

Bacterial biofilmMultidrug-resistant bacteriaPhotodynamic therapyOxygen supplyingPhotothermal therapy

Haixin Zhang、Yi Zou、Kunyan Lu、Yan Wu、Yuancheng Lin、Jingjing Cheng、Chunxia Liu、Hong Chen、Yanxia Zhang、Qian Yu

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State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials,College of Chemistry,Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,Soochow University,Suzhou 215123,China

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital and Institute for Cardiovascular Science,Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University,Soochow University,Suzhou 215007,China

国家自然科学基金Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of ChinaKey Laboratory of Polymeric Materials Design and Synthesis for Biomedical Function,Soochow University江苏省高等学校优势学科建设工程项目

2217512521KJA150008

2024

材料科学技术(英文版)
中国金属学会 中国材料研究学会 中国科学院金属研究所

材料科学技术(英文版)

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影响因子:0.657
ISSN:1005-0302
年,卷(期):2024.169(2)
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