Observation of antibacterial effect of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm using FE-SEM with an ionic liquid.
Observation of antibacterial effect of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm using FE-SEM with an ionic liquid.
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使用离子液体的 FE-SEM 观察可生物降解的聚合物纳米粒子对表皮葡萄球菌生物膜的抗菌效果。
作者:
Takahashi;C.;Ogawa;N.;Kawashima;Y.;Yamamoto;H.
We successfully visualized the antibacterial behavior of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) on a biofilm formed byStaphylococcus epidermidisusing field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). A hydrophilic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM][BF4]), was applied for observation using FE-SEM. The differences in adherence and penetration behavior of three types of NPs were revealed using this method and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Biodegradable poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) NPs were prepared by the emulsion solvent diffusion method. In this study, we treated the biofilm with three PLGA NPs: unmodified PLGA, PLGA modified with chitosan (CS) and clarithromycin (CAM)-loaded + CS-modified PLGA. The viability ofS. epidermidiscells treated with PLGA NPs was estimated using the LIVE/DEAD BacLight kit to understand the antibacterial ability of each NP sample in a quantitative way. The results confirmed that CAM-loaded + CS-modified PLGA had high antibacterial ability on the biofilm. This novel observation technique would be useful in the development of drug formations and medical agents.