CuCeO Bimetallic Oxide Rapidly Treats Staphylococcus aureus-Infected Osteomyelitis through Microwave Strengthened Microwave Catalysis and Fenton-Therapy.

Osteomyelitis caused by bacteria is a deep-seated lesion and is often treated clinically with antibiotics. Long-term use of antibiotics may predispose bacteria to develop resistance. Here, CuCeO material is applied to treat infectious bacterial osteomyelitis using microwave (MW)-assisted bacterial killing.

Sea urchin-like BiS/curcumin heterojunction rapidly kills bacteria and promotes wound healing under near-infrared light.

Bacterial infection is an urgent public health problem. We design a novel photo-responsive hybrid material by growing small molecules of curcumin (Cur) on a sea urchin-like BiS surface by a one-step hydrothermal reaction method, thus forming an organic-inorganic hybrid material with interfacial contact. The BiS/Cur hybrid material has good antibacterial effect under 808 nm near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation.