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Jian Yang¹, Jiaxi Wang¹, Jiaren Liu¹

¹Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Devices for Post-Moore Chips, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.

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Summary

Engineered mixed-charge nanoparticles offer controlled antibacterial action by balancing bacterial binding and reducing toxicity. This approach enhances photodynamic therapy efficacy while minimizing damage to host cells.

Keywords:

antibacterial assembly conjugated polymer mixed charge nanoparticle surface interaction

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Nanotechnology
Antimicrobial Research

Background:

Effective photodynamic antibacterial strategies require close contact between photosensitizers and bacteria.
Cationic groups improve bacterial binding but cause membrane disruption and dark toxicity.

Purpose of the Study:

To engineer mixed-charge surfaces on conjugated oligomer nanoparticles for controllable antibacterial performance.
To investigate the impact of surface charge engineering on nano-bio interactions and photodynamic efficacy.

Main Methods:

Assembly of photofunctional nanoparticles (OFTFNPs) using charge-complementary conjugated oligomers (OFTF(+) and OFTF(-)) at varying molar ratios.
Characterization of interfacial interactions, reactive oxygen species generation (Type II mechanism), bacterial eradication, dark toxicity, and cytocompatibility.

Main Results:

Mixed-charge OFTFNPs achieved stable bacterial binding with reduced nonspecific damage compared to purely cationic nanoparticles.
Balanced nano-bio interface facilitated Type II reactive oxygen species generation upon light irradiation.
OFTFNPs demonstrated potent photodynamic antibacterial activity with significantly reduced dark toxicity and improved cytocompatibility.

Conclusions:

Mixed-charge surface engineering on nanoparticles provides a strategy for tunable antibacterial efficacy.
This approach successfully decouples potent photodynamic antibacterial activity from undesirable cationic dark cytotoxicity.
The findings offer a promising platform for developing safer and more effective photodynamic antibacterial agents.