@article{scull_aligwekwe_rey_koch_nellenbach_sheridan_pandit_sollinger_pierce_flick_et al._2024, title={Fighting fibrin with fibrin: Vancomycin delivery into coagulase-mediated <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> biofilms via fibrin-based nanoparticle binding}, volume={6}, ISSN={["1552-4965"]}, DOI={10.1002/jbm.a.37760}, abstractNote={Abstract Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection is a common ailment placing a large burden upon global healthcare infrastructure. These bacteria are growing increasingly recalcitrant to frontline antimicrobial therapeutics like vancomycin due to the prevalence of variant populations such as methicillin‐resistant and vancomycin‐resistant strains, and there is currently a dearth of novel antibiotics in production. Additionally, S. aureus has the capacity to hijack the host clotting machinery to generate fibrin‐based biofilms that confer protection from host antimicrobial mechanisms and antibiotic‐based therapies, enabling immune system evasion and significantly reducing antimicrobial efficacy. Emphasis is being placed on improving the effectiveness of therapeutics that are already commercially available through various means. Fibrin‐based nanoparticles (FBNs) were developed and found to interact with S. aureus through the clumping factor A (ClfA) fibrinogen receptor and directly integrate into the biofilm matrix. FBNs loaded with antimicrobials such as vancomycin enabled a targeted and sustained release of antibiotic that increased drug contact time and reduced the therapeutic dose required for eradicating the bacteria, both in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, these findings suggest that FBN‐antibiotic delivery may be a novel and potent therapeutic tool for the treatment of S. aureus biofilm infections.}, journal={JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A}, author={Scull, Grant and Aligwekwe, Adrian and Rey, Ysabel and Koch, Drew and Nellenbach, Kimberly and Sheridan, Ana and Pandit, Sanika and Sollinger, Jennifer and Pierce, Joshua G. and Flick, Matthew J. and et al.}, year={2024}, month={Jun} }