supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22175087 and 22075133);the Jiangsu Provincial Funds(No.BX2022013)for the financial support.
Nanozymes,which possess enzyme-like catalytic activity,are attractive alternatives to natural enzymes.Their activity is largely dependent on the structure of the material.However,challenges remain in optimizing the st...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(no.82202664);Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Diseases and Biomaterials Research(no.ZDSYS20220606100602005);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(no.2023A1515012764,2021A1515220053,2022A1515220038);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023ZYD0115);Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(JCYJ20190809165805604,JCYJ20220818102815033,JCYJ20220531094214032),and Shenzhen High-level Hospital Construction Fund.
Microbial infections of bones,particularly after joint replacement surgery,are a common occurrence in clinical settings and often lead to osteomyelitis(OM).Unfortunately,current treatment approaches for OM are not sat...
Background: Mass drug administration(MDA)is a strategy to improve health at the population level through widespread delivery of medicine in a community.We surveyed the literature to summarize the benefits and potentia...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U1905217);the STS Project of Fujian-CAS (No. 2019T3018);the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (No. 2020J05084);the Regional Development Projects of Fujian Province (No. 2020H4018)
Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)are widely adopted in polyurethane foams(PUFs)as a type of antibac-terial agent.However,due to its poor interfacial interaction,AgNPs are difficult to be dispersed in the polymer matrix unif...
supported by the Open Funding Project of National Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering(grant no.SYFD150051805K);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(no.2019XJ02);National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.51772251);the National Basic Research Program(grant no.2014CB931804);the Science and Technology Planning Project of Sichuan Province(nos.2017RZ0032,2016GZ0264 and 2018GZ0462).
The alarm has been ringing over the gradually increasing drug-resistant bacteria,which calls for the development of safer antibacterial materials.Photosensitive antibacterials are considered as a promising alternative...
This work was partially funded by the Louisiana Governor's Biotechnology Initiative,The Lagniappe Ladies Fund and a Louisiana Board of Regents Prototype/Proof-of-Concept grant.
Osteomyelitis is typically a bacterial infection(usually from Staphylococcus)or,more rarely,a fungal infection of the bone.It can occur in any bone in the body,but it most often affects the long bones(leg and arm),ver...
Objective: Co-medication with antibacterials is often necessary in the management of diabetic patients. There is a constantneed to evaluate the use of these antibacterials to improve therapeutic outcomes and to avoid...
CuO nanoparticles were synthesized at a relatively low temperature(80 ℃) for 2 h using polyethylene glycol-glycerol mixture which acts as a capping agent.A detailed characterization of the synthesized nanomaterials...
Antibacterial activities of various spherical zinc oxide nanoparticles and nano special morphological structures including quantum dots, nanorod arrays, nanoporous shapes and needle-like crystals had been investigated...
sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists(2010T1S6);by the DFG Cluster of Excellence"Inflammation at Interfaces"(EXC 306);by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Legionella pneumophila,the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease,has been recognized as a major health problem responsible for an estimated number of 15 000-30 000 cases of severe pneumonia per year in Germany alon...