可穿戴的释放氧化的抗菌插件,用于预防与设备相关的感染
Manjyot Kaur Chug1, Aasma Sapkota1, Mark Garren1
1School of Chemical, Materials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
概括
一种新的便携式抗微生物导管插入器 (PACI) 使用氧化 (NO) 来预防与设备相关的感染. 这种创新的NO释放技术在不伤害人体细胞的情况下显示了90%以上的细菌减少.
科学领域:
- 生物材料科学 生物材料科学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 医疗设备创新 医疗设备创新
背景情况:
- 医疗器械相关的感染是一个重大的医疗保健挑战,通常是由管等内置设备上的细菌生物膜引起的.
- 现有的预防策略在有效性和长期应用方面存在局限性.
- 导管上的细菌生物膜会导致严重的感染,包括血液和尿路感染.
研究的目的:
- 开发和评估一个便携式抗菌导管插入器 (PACI),用于预防医疗器械相关的感染.
- 利用氧化 (NO),因为它具有强大的抗微生物特性,可以阻止细菌粘附和生物膜形成.
- 创建一个高效,生物相容和持久的抗感染溶液.
主要方法:
- 一种光启动的氧化 (NO) 供体S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) 与一个聚二甲基 (PDMS) 聚合物进行了共链接,以提高NO负荷和稳定性.
- 该SNAP-PDMS材料被集成到侧面发光光纤上,形成一个功能性抗微生物插件,由可穿戴的450nm光模块激活.
- 通过光催化,评估了插件在24小时以上通过光催化释放治疗NO水平的能力.
主要成果:
- 开发的PACI证明了持续的氧化 (NO) 释放至少24小时.
- 从PACI中释放的光催化NO实现了90%以上的细菌活力降低,可以对抗金黄色葡萄球菌,表皮葡萄球菌和神奇蛋白菌.
- NO释放对哺乳动物细胞没有细胞毒性作用,证实了生物相容性.
结论:
- 便携式抗菌导管插入器 (PACI) 有效地防止细菌生物膜的形成,并通过光催化NO释放减少细菌的活力.
- SNAP-PDMS材料提供了一个稳定高效的平台,用于持续的NO输送,克服了以前方法的局限性.
- 这种不释放NO的插件为临床应用提供了一个有希望的,可适应的解决方案,用于对抗导管相关的感染.
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