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Autor:
Muhammad Yasir, Debarun Dutta, Khondker R. Hossain, Renxun Chen, Kitty K. K. Ho, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Ronald J. Clarke, Naresh Kumar, Mark D. P. Willcox
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 10 (2020)
Bacterial colonization and biofilm development on medical devices can lead to infection. Antimicrobial peptide-coated surfaces may prevent such infections. Melimine and Mel4 are chimeric cationic peptides showing broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity
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https://doaj.org/article/203253a430274536a9660fbe2e9f4668
Autor:
Aditi Taunk, Renxun Chen, George Iskander, Kitty K. K. Ho, Basmah Almohaywi, David StClair Black, Mark D. P. Willcox, Naresh Kumar
Publikováno v:
Molecules, Vol 24, Iss 14, p 2676 (2019)
Quorum sensing (QS) signaling system is important for bacterial growth, adhesion, and biofilm formation resulting in numerous infectious diseases. Dihydropyrrol-2-ones (DHPs) represent a novel class of antimicrobial agents that inhibit QS, and are le
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1252e04c7c5042109e6c0db40baabfff
Autor:
Basmah Almohaywi, Aditi Taunk, Daniel S. Wenholz, Shashidhar Nizalapur, Nripendra N. Biswas, Kitty K. K. Ho, Scott A. Rice, George Iskander, David StC. Black, Renate Griffith, Naresh Kumar
Publikováno v:
Molecules, Vol 23, Iss 5, p 1106 (2018)
Bacterial infections, particularly hospital-acquired infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, have become a global threat with a high mortality rate. Gram-negative bacteria including P. aeruginosa employ N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) as chemi
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https://doaj.org/article/a5dff829081f46a18ac3a40355f6c827
Autor:
Davood Kharaghani, Debarun Dutta, Kitty K. K. Ho, Ke-Qin Zhang, Wei Kai, Mark D. P. Willcox, Xuehong Ren, Ick Soo Kim
Publikováno v:
Cellulose. 27:3319-3334
The design of biocompatible porous scaffolds that encourage cell adhesion for corneal tissue engineering applications continues to be challenging. In addition to porous hydrogels, nanofibers that can simulate the extracellular matrix structure for ce
Autor:
Kitty K. K. Ho, Aditi Taunk, David StClair Black, Naresh Kumar, George Iskander, Renxun Chen, Mark D. P. Willcox
Publikováno v:
ACS biomaterials scienceengineering. 4(12)
Bacterial biofilms on implanted medical devices are a serious problem. At present, no effective strategies are available and the emergence of multidrug resistance has highlighted the need to develop novel antibacterial coatings to combat device-relat
Autor:
Bryan R. Coad, Steven G. Wise, Thomas D. Michl, Hans J. Griesser, Kitty K. K. Ho, Naresh Kumar, Carla Giles, Lewis J. Martin, Marcela M.M. Bilek, Behnam Akhavan, Omid Sharifahmadian
Publikováno v:
Applied Materials Today. 12:72-84
In the oral cavity, dental implants are exposed to an environment rich in various microbes that can produce infectious biofilms on the implant surface. Here we report the development of two distinct antimicrobial coatings that prevent biofilm formati
Autor:
Zahra Sadrearhami, Naresh Kumar, Maeva Sauvage-Nguyen, Rashin Namivandi-Zangeneh, Edgar H. H. Wong, Ali Bagheri, Cyrille Boyer, Kitty K. K. Ho
Publikováno v:
ACS Macro Letters. 7:592-597
Bacterial biofilms are often difficult to treat and represent the main cause of chronic and recurrent infections. In this study, we report the synthesis of a novel antimicrobial/antibiofilm polymer that consists of biocompatible oligoethylene glycol,
Publikováno v:
Materials Letters. 212:134-138
Flat TiO2 thin films were dip coated on contact lens polymer substrates (fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer, FEP) using a hybrid sol-gel and annealed for 12 h at ≤200 °C. The grain sizes were in the range 10–20 nm but extensive shrinkage c
Autor:
Shashidhar Nizalapur, Lars M. Ittner, Pall Thordarson, David StC. Black, Anne M. Rich, Christopher E. Marjo, Naresh Kumar, Adam D. Martin, Kitty K. K. Ho, Vina R. Aldilla
Publikováno v:
Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 6:6089-6098
In this study, we report the synthesis of glyoxylamide peptide-mimics as self-assembled gels with well-defined molecular structures for topical delivery of ciprofloxacin (CIP). The glyoxylamide peptide mimics successfully formed hydrogels with critic
Autor:
Shashidhar Nizalapur, Mark D. P. Willcox, Kitty K. K. Ho, David StC. Black, Eugene Yee, Naresh Kumar, Thomas Berry, Tsz Tin Yu, Charles G. Cranfield
Publikováno v:
ChemistrySelect. 2:3452-3461
Antibiotic resistance is a major global health concern. There is an urgent need for the development of novel antimicrobials. Recently, phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics have been identified as potential new leads to