Sacrificing Knight for Pawn‐Queen Promotion: Sonosensitive Nano‐Xanthiums Orchestrate NO to Retain H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> for Antibiofilm Therapy

Biofilm infections present escalating clinical challenges due to their intrinsic resistance to conventional treatments, underscoring the urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies. Here, we show a pioneering approach that leverages sacrificial nitric oxide (NO) to enhance hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) retention for antibiofilm therapy. H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> has the ability to produce hydroxyl radicals (•OH), the most potent oxidants in nature, but it is often neutralized by H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> scavengers before •OH formation. Our design utilizes ultrasound irradiation to release NO from the biofilm-anchoring nano-xanthiums (G-B@NXs), which subsequently interact with biofilm-associated H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> scavengers, including catalase and glutathione, to suppress the decomposition ability toward H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Additionally, glucose oxidase on the surface of G-B@NXs supplements H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production, facilitates its conversion into •OH, and exhibits effective biofilm sterilization in different infection models. Our strategy not only shows the promise for advancing antibiofilm applications but also provides novel insights into the development of NO-assisted biomaterials.

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Advanced Materials
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2025-12-26
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202521809
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Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
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Sacrificing Knight for Pawn‐Queen Promotion: Sonosensitive Nano‐Xanthiums Orchestrate NO to Retain H 2 O 2 for Antibiofilm Therapy

Pauling Chu, Yuzheng Wu, Pei Liu, Hao Wang, You Ke, Xiaoxue Ren, Dezhi Xiao, Wenqiang Cui
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Biofilm infections present escalating clinical challenges due to their intrinsic resistance to conventional treatments, underscoring the urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies. Here, we show a pioneering approach that leverages sacrificial nitric oxide (NO) to enhance hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) retention for antibiofilm therapy. H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> has the ability to produce hydroxyl radicals (•OH), the most potent oxidants in nature, but it is often neutralized by H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> scavengers before •OH formation. Our design utilizes ultrasound irradiation to release NO from the biofilm-anchoring nano-xanthiums (G-B@NXs), which subsequently interact with biofilm-associated H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> scavengers, including catalase and glutathione, to suppress the decomposition ability toward H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Additionally, glucose oxidase on the surface of G-B@NXs supplements H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production, facilitates its conversion into •OH, and exhibits effective biofilm sterilization in different infection models. Our strategy not only shows the promise for advancing antibiofilm applications but also provides novel insights into the development of NO-assisted biomaterials.

Advanced MaterialsVol. 38(10)
City University of Hong Kong (HK), Dongguan University of Technology (CN), University of Florida (US), Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 42%
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
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