Ultrasound‐Triggered Nano‐Bomb: Bacteria‐Targeted Oxygen‐Supplying Liposomes as Seed Bubbles for Enhanced Mechano‐Sonodynamic Therapy of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Biofilms

Abstract Biofilms are the primary form of infections caused by bacterial pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa ). Encased in extracellular polymeric substances, biofilms form a sealed, dense, and hypoxic microenvironmental barrier, limiting antibiotic penetration, impairing ROS‐based sonodynamic therapy (SDT), and resulting in persistent and recurrent infections. Here, ultrasound‐triggered nano‐bomb (UNB) is developed to comprehensively eradicate biofilms. The UNB consists of polymyxin B (PMB)‐functionalized liposomes encapsulating the sonosensitizer IR780 and oxygen‐carrying perfluorobromooctane (PFOB). PMB enables targeted delivery to P. aeruginosa , while oxygen‐loaded PFOB generates seed bubbles that initiate inertial cavitation under ultrasound stimulation. This process creates intense mechanical forces that disrupt the biofilm structure and rupture the liposomes, releasing IR780 and oxygen. In both superficial wound and internal deep‐seated pulmonary infection models, UNB demonstrates potent anti‐biofilm and bactericidal effects while reducing inflammation. This work highlights the effectiveness of leveraging mechanical forces generated by inertial cavitation, rapidly initiated through the artificial introduction of seed bubbles, to disrupt biofilm barriers. Further, combine oxygen delivery to reverse the anaerobic microenvironment within the biofilm to enhance the efficacy of SDT. This approach offers a novel and promising paradigm for enhanced mechano‐sonodynamic therapy to solve complex P. aeruginosa ‐associated biofilm infections.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2025-04-30
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202501347
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6
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Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
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Abstract Biofilms are the primary form of infections caused by bacterial pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa ). Encased in extracellular polymeric substances, biofilms form a sealed, dense, and hypoxic microenvironmental barrier, limiting antibiotic penetration, impairing ROS‐based sonodynamic therapy (SDT), and resulting in persistent and recurrent infections. Here, ultrasound‐triggered nano‐bomb (UNB) is developed to comprehensively eradicate biofilms. The UNB consists of polymyxin B (PMB)‐functionalized liposomes encapsulating the sonosensitizer IR780 and oxygen‐carrying perfluorobromooctane (PFOB). PMB enables targeted delivery to P. aeruginosa , while oxygen‐loaded PFOB generates seed bubbles that initiate inertial cavitation under ultrasound stimulation. This process creates intense mechanical forces that disrupt the biofilm structure and rupture the liposomes, releasing IR780 and oxygen. In both superficial wound and internal deep‐seated pulmonary infection models, UNB demonstrates potent anti‐biofilm and bactericidal effects while reducing inflammation. This work highlights the effectiveness of leveraging mechanical forces generated by inertial cavitation, rapidly initiated through the artificial introduction of seed bubbles, to disrupt biofilm barriers. Further, combine oxygen delivery to reverse the anaerobic microenvironment within the biofilm to enhance the efficacy of SDT. This approach offers a novel and promising paradigm for enhanced mechano‐sonodynamic therapy to solve complex P. aeruginosa ‐associated biofilm infections.

Advanced Functional MaterialsVol. 35(41)
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN), Guangxi Medical University (CN), Xiamen University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, Major State Basic Research Development Program of China, Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
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