Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Peptides on Gold Nanodots: Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Wound-Healing Application

Photoluminescent gold nanodots (Au NDs) are prepared via etching and codeposition of hybridized ligands, an antimicrobial peptide (surfactin; SFT), and 1‐dodecanethiol (DT), on gold nanoparticles (≈3.2 nm). As‐prepared ultrasmall SFT/DT–Au NDs (size ≈2.5 nm) are a highly efficient antimicrobial agen...

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Published in:Advanced functional materials 2015-12, Vol.25 (46), p.7189-7199
Main Authors: Chen, Wei-Yu, Chang, Hsiang-Yu, Lu, Jenn-Kan, Huang, Yi-Cheng, Harroun, Scott G., Tseng, Yu-Ting, Li, Yu-Jia, Huang, Chih-Ching, Chang, Huan-Tsung
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Language:English
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Antiinfectives and antibacterials
antimicrobial agents
Bacteria
Gold
gold nanodots
Nanostructure
Peptides
Photoluminescence
Self assembly
Surfactin
wound healing
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Summary:Photoluminescent gold nanodots (Au NDs) are prepared via etching and codeposition of hybridized ligands, an antimicrobial peptide (surfactin; SFT), and 1‐dodecanethiol (DT), on gold nanoparticles (≈3.2 nm). As‐prepared ultrasmall SFT/DT–Au NDs (size ≈2.5 nm) are a highly efficient antimicrobial agent. The photoluminescence properties and stability as well as the antimicrobial activity of SFT/DT–Au NDs are highly dependent on the density of SFT on Au NDs. Relative to SFT, SFT/DT–Au NDs exhibit greater antimicrobial activity, not only to nonmultidrug‐resistant bacteria but also to the multidrug‐resistant bacteria. The minimal inhibitory concentration values of SFT/DT–Au NDs are much lower (>80‐fold) than that of SFT. The antimicrobial activity of SFT/DT–Au NDs is mainly due to the synergistic effect of SFT and DT–Au NDs on the disruption of the bacterial membrane. In vitro cytotoxicity and hemolysis analyses have revealed superior biocompatibility of SFT/DT–Au NDs than that of SFT. Moreover, in vivo methicillin‐resistant S. aureus–infected wound healing studies in rats show faster healing, better epithelialization, and are more efficient in the production of collagen fibers when SFT/DT–Au NDs are used as a dressing material. This study suggests that the SFT/DT–Au NDs are a promising antimicrobial candidate for preclinical applications in treating wounds and skin infections. Surfactin, an antimicrobial lipopeptide, when self‐assembled on photoluminescent gold nanodots (Au NDs) exhibits an >80‐fold improvement in its antimicrobial activity against multidrug‐resistant bacteria. Antibacterial wound‐healing assays further reveal that the surfactin–Au ND hybrid material is superior to that of surfactin alone on a bacteria‐infected flesh wound in rats.
ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028
DOI:10.1002/adfm.201503248