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Antimicrobial inks: the anti-infective applications of bioprinted bacterial polysaccharides

Antimicrobial inks: the anti-infective applications of bioprinted bacterial polysaccharides
Antimicrobial inks: the anti-infective applications of bioprinted bacterial polysaccharides

Bioprinting is a rapidly emerging technology with the potential to transform the biomedical sector. Here, we discuss how a range of bacterial polysaccharides with antibiofilm and antibacterial activity could be used to augment current bioink formulations to improve their biocompatibility and tackle the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry, Biocompatible Materials/chemistry, Bioprinting/methods, Drug Resistance, Bacterial/drug effects, Ink, Polysaccharides, Bacterial/chemistry, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Tissue Engineering/methods
0167-7799
1155-1159
McCarthy, Ronan R
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Ullah, Muhammad Wajid
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McCarthy, Ronan R, Ullah, Muhammad Wajid, Pei, Eujin and Yang, Guang (2019) Antimicrobial inks: the anti-infective applications of bioprinted bacterial polysaccharides. Trends in Biotechnology, 37 (11), 1155-1159. (doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.05.004).

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Abstract

Bioprinting is a rapidly emerging technology with the potential to transform the biomedical sector. Here, we discuss how a range of bacterial polysaccharides with antibiofilm and antibacterial activity could be used to augment current bioink formulations to improve their biocompatibility and tackle the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections.

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Published date: November 2019
Additional Information: Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry, Biocompatible Materials/chemistry, Bioprinting/methods, Drug Resistance, Bacterial/drug effects, Ink, Polysaccharides, Bacterial/chemistry, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Tissue Engineering/methods

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Local EPrints ID: 506097
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/506097
ISSN: 0167-7799
PURE UUID: b24e5f8d-350b-4ea8-9844-408a8c3c9acd
ORCID for Ronan R McCarthy: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-6352

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Date deposited: 28 Oct 2025 18:25
Last modified: 29 Oct 2025 03:15

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Author: Ronan R McCarthy ORCID iD
Author: Muhammad Wajid Ullah
Author: Eujin Pei
Author: Guang Yang

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