Co-immobilization of Ciprofloxacin and Chlorhexidine as a Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Dual-Drug Coating for Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)-Based Endotracheal Tubes

The endotracheal tube (ETT) affords support for intubated patients, but the increasing incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is jeopardizing its application. ETT surfaces promote (poly)microbial colonization and biofilm formation, with a heavy burden for VAP. Devising safe, broad-spectrum antimicrobial materials to tackle the ETT bioburden is needful. Herein, we immobilized ciprofloxacin (CIP) and/or chlorhexidine (CHX), through polydopamine (pDA)-based functionalization, onto poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) surfaces. These surfaces were characterized regarding physicochemical properties and challenged with single and polymicrobial cultures of VAP-relevant bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis) and fungi (Candida albicans). The coatings imparted PVC surfaces with a homogeneous morphology, varied wettability, and low roughness. The antimicrobial immobilization via pDA chemistry was still evidenced by infrared spectroscopy. Coated surfaces exhibited sustained CIP/CHX release, retaining prolonged (10 days) activity. CIP/CHX-coated surfaces evidencing no A549 lung cell toxicity displayed better antibiofilm outcomes than CIP or CHX coatings, preventing bacterial attachment by 4.1-7.2 Log10 CFU/mL and modestly distressingC. albicans. Their antibiofilm effectiveness was endured toward polymicrobial consortia, substantially inhibiting the adhesion of the bacterial populations (up to 8 Log10 CFU/mL) within the consortia in dual- and even inP. aeruginosa/S. aureus/C. albicans triple-species biofilms while affecting fungal adhesion by 2.7 Log10 CFU/mL (dual consortia) and 1 Log10 CFU/mL (triple consortia). The potential of the dual-drug coating strategy in preventing triple-species adhesion and impairing bacterial viability was still strengthened by live/dead microscopy. The pDA-assisted CIP/CHX co-immobilization holds a safe and robust broad-spectrum antimicrobial coating strategy for PVC-ETTs, with the promise laying in reducing VAP incidence.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 16(2024), 13 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 16861-16879

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alves, Diana Filipa [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Maria Olívia [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Susana Patrícia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5E8K9I0O4U
Anti-Infective Agents
Chlorhexidine
Ciprofloxacin
Co-immobilization
Dual-drug coating
Endotracheal tube
Journal Article
Polymicrobial biofilm
R4KO0DY52L
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Vinyl Chloride
WD06X94M2D

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Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 07.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.4c01334

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369973747