Antibiotic functionalised polymers reduce bacterial biofilm and bioburden in a simulated infection of the cornea

Doroshenko, Natalya, Rimmer, Stephen, Hoskins, Richard, Garg, Prashant, Swift, Thomas, Spencer, Hannah L. M., Lord, Rianne M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9981-129X, Katsikogianni, Maria, Pownall, David, MacNeil, Sheila, Douglas, C. W. Ian and Shepherd, Joanna (2018) Antibiotic functionalised polymers reduce bacterial biofilm and bioburden in a simulated infection of the cornea. Biomaterials Science, 6. pp. 2101-2109. ISSN 2047-4830

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Abstract

Microbial keratitis can arise from penetrating injuries to the cornea. Corneal trauma promotes bacterial attachment and biofilm growth, which decrease the effectiveness of antimicrobials against microbial keratitis. Improved therapeutic efficacy can be achieved by reducing microbial burden prior to antimicrobial therapy. This paper assesses a highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) with vancomycin end groups (HB-PNIPAM-van), for reducing bacterial attachment and biofilm formation. The polymer lacked antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, but significantly inhibited biofilm formation (p = 0.0008) on plastic. Furthermore, pre-incubation of S. aureus cells with HB-PNIPAM-van reduced cell attachment by 50% and application of HB-PNIPAM-van to infected ex vivo rabbit corneas caused a 1-log reduction in bacterial recovery, compared to controls (p = 0.002). In conclusion, HB-PNIPAM-van may be a useful adjunct to antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of corneal infections.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Life Processes
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
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Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2020 04:15
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2022 05:46
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/73869
DOI: 10.1039/C8BM00201K

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