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Hydrogel retaining toxin-absorbing nanosponges for local treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

  • Fei Wang
  • , Weiwei Gao
  • , Soracha Thamphiwatana
  • , Brian T. Luk
  • , Pavimol Angsantikul
  • , Qiangzhe Zhang
  • , Che Ming J. Hu
  • , Ronnie H. Fang
  • , Jonathan A. Copp
  • , Dissaya Pornpattananangkul
  • , Weiyue Lu
  • , Liangfang Zhang

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Abstract

A hybrid nanomaterial integrating unique toxin-absorbing nanosponges with hydrogel is developed for local antivirulence therapy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The hydrogel composition is optimized to retain toxin nanosponges after administration while not compromising toxin transport into the gel for neutralization. Mice treated with the nanosponge-hydrogel hybrid show markedly reduced MRSA skin lesion development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3437-3443
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Jun 1

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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