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Growth suppression of bacteria by biofilm deterioration using silver nanoparticles with magnetic doping

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    SYSNO ASEP0565981
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleGrowth suppression of bacteria by biofilm deterioration using silver nanoparticles with magnetic doping
    Author(s) Torres-Mendieta, R. (CZ)
    Nguyen, N. H. A. (CZ)
    Guadagnini, A. (IT)
    Semerád, Jaroslav (MBU-M) ORCID, RID
    Lukowiec, D. (PL)
    Parma, P. (CZ)
    Yang, J. (IT)
    Agnoli, S. (IT)
    Ševců, A. (CZ)
    Cajthaml, Tomáš (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Cernik, M. (CZ)
    Amendola, V. (IT)
    Source TitleNanoscale. - : Royal Society of Chemistry - ISSN 2040-3364
    Roč. 14, č. 48 (2022), s. 18143-18156
    Number of pages14 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsiron-oxide nanoparticles ; laser-ablation ; alloy nanoparticles ; icp-ms ; cobalt ; antibacterial ; stressmetalsliquid ; metal ; sliquid
    Subject RIVEE - Microbiology, Virology
    OECD categoryMicrobiology
    Research InfrastructureNanoEnviCz II - 90124 - Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v. v. i.
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS000892544200001
    EID SCOPUS85144023669
    DOI10.1039/d2nr03902h
    AnnotationDecades of antibiotic use and misuse have generated selective pressure toward the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which now contaminate our environment and pose a major threat to humanity. According to the evolutionary ´Red queen theory´, developing new antimicrobial technologies is both urgent and mandatory. While new antibiotics and antibacterial technologies have been developed, most fail to penetrate the biofilm that protects bacteria against external antimicrobial attacks. Hence, new antimicrobial formulations should combine toxicity for bacteria, biofilm permeation ability, biofilm deterioration capability, and tolerability by the organism without renouncing compatibility with a sustainable, low-cost, and scalable production route as well as an acceptable ecological impact after the ineluctable release of the antibacterial compound in the environment. Here, we report on the use of silver nanoparticles (NPs) doped with magnetic elements (Co and Fe) that allow standard silver antibacterial agents to perforate bacterial biofilms through magnetophoretic migration upon the application of an external magnetic field. The method has been proved to be effective in opening micrometric channels and reducing the thicknesses of models of biofilms containing bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis, Enterobacter cloacae, and Bacillus subtilis. Besides, the NPs increase the membrane lipid peroxidation biomarkers through the formation of reactive oxygen species in E. faecalis, E. cloacae, B. subtilis, and Pseudomonas putida colonies. The NPs are produced using a one-step, scalable, and environmentally low-cost procedure based on laser ablation in a liquid, allowing easy transfer to real-world applications. The antibacterial effectiveness of these magnetic silver NPs may be further optimized by engineering the external magnetic fields and surface conjugation with specific functionalities for biofilm disruption or bactericidal effectiveness.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2023
    Electronic addresshttps://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/NR/D2NR03902H
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