Abstract
Nanotechnology offers many novel infection-control strategies that may help prevent and treat antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections. Here, we synthesized polydopamine, photothermal-nanoparticles (PDA-NPs) without further surface-functionalization to evaluate their potential with respect to biofilm-control. Most ESKAPE-panel pathogens in suspension with photothermal-nanoparticles showed three- to four-log-unit reductions upon Near-Infra-Red (NIR)-irradiation, but for enterococci only less than two-log unit reduction was observed. Exposure of existing Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to photothermal-nanoparticles followed by NIR-irradiation did not significantly kill biofilm-inhabitants. This indicates that the biofilm mode of growth poses a barrier to penetration of photothermal-nanoparticles, yielding dissipation of heat to the biofilm-surrounding rather than in its interior. Staphylococcal biofilm-growth in the presence of photothermal-nanoparticles could be significantly prevented after NIR-irradiation because PDA-NPs were incorporated in the biofilm and heat dissipated inside it. Thus, unmodified photothermal nanoparticles have potential for prophylactic infection-control, but data also constitute a warning for possible development of thermo-resistance in infectious pathogens.
Highlights
Thermo-resistance of ESKAPE-panel pathogens, eradication and growth prevention of an infectious biofilm by photothermal, polydopamine-nanoparticles in vitro Gao, Ruifang; van der Mei, Henny C; Ren, Yijin; Chen, Hong; Chen, Gaojian; Busscher, Henk J; Peterson, Brandon W
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Summary
Thermo-resistance of ESKAPE-panel pathogens, eradication and growth prevention of an infectious biofilm by photothermal, polydopamine-nanoparticles in vitro Gao, Ruifang; van der Mei, Henny C; Ren, Yijin; Chen, Hong; Chen, Gaojian; Busscher, Henk J; Peterson, Brandon W IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it.
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