Composites of bacterial cellulose and small molecule‐decorated gold nanoparticles for treating Gram‐Negative bacteria‐infected wounds

Y Li, Y Tian, W Zheng, Y Feng, R Huang, J Shao… - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Y Li, Y Tian, W Zheng, Y Feng, R Huang, J Shao, R Tang, P Wang, Y Jia, J Zhang, W Zheng…
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Bacterial infections, especially multidrug‐resistant bacterial infections, are an increasingly
serious problem in the field of wound healing. Herein, bacterial cellulose (BC) decorated by
4, 6‐diamino‐2‐pyrimidinethiol (DAPT)‐modified gold nanoparticles (Au‐DAPT NPs) is
presented as a dressing (BC‐Au‐DAPT nanocomposites) for treating bacterially infected
wounds. BC‐Au‐DAPT nanocomposites have better efficacy (measured in terms of reduced
minimum inhibition concentration) than most of the antibiotics (cefazolin/sulfamethoxazole) …
Bacterial infections, especially multidrug‐resistant bacterial infections, are an increasingly serious problem in the field of wound healing. Herein, bacterial cellulose (BC) decorated by 4,6‐diamino‐2‐pyrimidinethiol (DAPT)‐modified gold nanoparticles (Au‐DAPT NPs) is presented as a dressing (BC‐Au‐DAPT nanocomposites) for treating bacterially infected wounds. BC‐Au‐DAPT nanocomposites have better efficacy (measured in terms of reduced minimum inhibition concentration) than most of the antibiotics (cefazolin/sulfamethoxazole) against Gram‐negative bacteria, while maintaining excellent physicochemical properties including water uptake capability, mechanical strain, and biocompatibility. On Escherichia coli‐ or Pseudomonas aeruginosa‐infected full‐thickness skin wounds on rats, the BC‐Au‐DAPT nanocomposites inhibit bacterial growth and promote wound repair. Thus, the BC‐Au‐DAPT nanocomposite system is a promising platform for treating superbug‐infected wounds.
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