EPS

Qi Yan1, Xiaomei Liu2, Yi Liu2

  • 1Zhejiang-Japan Joint Laboratory for Antibacterial and Antifouling Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China; Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Theranostic Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China; Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo 315300, China.

概括

这项研究使用细菌细胞外聚合物物质 (EPS) 作为诱来改善细菌粘附和基于接触的抗菌活性. 带有抗生素的EPS表面显示了增强的细菌杀死,提供了一种新的抗菌策略.

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