pH-Triggered nanoreactors as oxidative stress amplifiers for combating multidrug-resistant biofilms

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 May 11;57(38):4662-4665. doi: 10.1039/d1cc00247c.

Abstract

Developing radical oxygen species (ROS)-generating nanoreactors as new "antibiotics" is a promising strategy for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) biofilm infections. Herein, we designed and fabricated silver nanoparticle-decorated calcium peroxide (CaO2) nanoreactors (CPA) for combating MDR biofilms. CPA could locally boost ROS production as oxidative stress amplifiers in a pH-triggered and self-catalytic manner in acidic biofilms, where H2O2 was released by the hydrolysis of CaO2 and sequentially catalyzed by Ag NPs in situ to generate O2˙-, thereby efficiently disrupting mature biofilms and killing bacteria.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biofilms / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Particle Size
  • Peroxides / chemistry
  • Peroxides / pharmacology*
  • Silver / chemistry
  • Silver / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Peroxides
  • Silver
  • calcium peroxide