RESUMO
Slide-ring hydrogels containing polyrotaxane structures have been widely developed, but current methods are more complex, in which modified cyclodextrins, capped polyrotaxanes, and multistep reactions are often needed. Here, a simple one-pot method dissolving the pseudopolyrotaxane (pPRX) in a mixture of acrylamide and boric acid to form a slide-ring hydrogel by UV light is used to construct a tough, puncture-resistant antibacterial polyrotaxane hydrogel. As a new dynamic ring cross-linking agent, boric acid effectively improves the mechanical properties of the hydrogel and involves the hydrogel with fracture toughness. The polyrotaxane hydrogel can withstand 1 MPa compression stress and maintain the morphology integrity, showing 197.5 mJ puncture energy under a sharp steel needle puncture. Meanwhile, its significant antibacterial properties endow the hydrogel with potential applications in the biomedical field.
Assuntos
Antibacterianos , Ciclodextrinas , Escherichia coli , Hidrogéis , Poloxâmero , Rotaxanos , Rotaxanos/química , Rotaxanos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Hidrogéis/química , Hidrogéis/farmacologia , Hidrogéis/síntese química , Poloxâmero/química , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Ciclodextrinas/química , Ácidos Bóricos/química , Ácidos Bóricos/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Influenza viruses (IFVs) have caused several pandemics and have claimed numerous lives since their first record in the early 20th century. While the outbreak of COVID-19 seemed to expel influenza from the sight of people for a short period of time, it is not surprising that it will recirculate around the globe after the coronavirus has mutated into a less fatal variant. Baloxavir marboxil (1), the prodrug of baloxavir (2) and a cap-dependent endonuclease (CEN) inhibitor, were approved by the FDA for the first treatment in almost 20 years. Despite their high antiviral potency, drug-resistant variants have been observed in clinical trials. Herein, we report a novel CEN inhibitor 8 with a delicately designed macrocyclic scaffold that exhibits a significantly smaller shift of inhibitory activity toward baloxavir-resistant variants.