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Prevention and treatment of biofilms by hybrid- and nanotechnologies
Authors Kasimanickam RK, Ranjan A, Asokan GV, Kasimanickam VR, Kastelic JP
Received 16 February 2013
Accepted for publication 3 May 2013
Published 2 August 2013 Volume 2013:8(1) Pages 2809—2819
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S44100
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Ramanathan K Kasimanickam,1 Ashish Ranjan,2 GV Asokan,3 Vanmathy R Kasimanickam,1 John P Kastelic4
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA; 2Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA; 3College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain; 4Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
All authors contributed equally to this work
Abstract: Bacteria growing as adherent biofilms are difficult to treat and frequently develop resistance to antimicrobial agents. To counter biofilms, various approaches, including prevention of bacterial surface adherence, application of device applicators, and assimilation of antimicrobials in targeted drug delivery machinery, have been utilized. These methods are also combined to achieve synergistic bacterial killing. This review discusses various multimodal technologies, presents general concepts, and describes therapies relying on the principles of electrical energy, ultrasound, photodynamics, and targeted drug delivery for prevention and treatment of biofilms.
Keywords: biofilm, antimicrobial, drug carrier, hybrid technology, nanotechnology
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