Publications by authors named "Jean-Sebastien Baumann"

This study highlights recent advances in the synthesis of nanoconjugates based on gold (Au(III)) complex with a bioactive polymer bearing sulfonate groups called thiol-poly(sodium styrene sulfonate) (PolyNaSS-SH) with various molecular weights (5, 10, and 35 kDa). The three nanomaterials differ substantially in shape and structure. In particular, for PolyNaSS-SH of 35 kDa, we obtained a characteristic core-shell flower shape after chelation of the Au(III) ions and successively reduction with sodium borohydride (NaBH).

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  • Recent advancements in nanotechnology have focused on creating microbiocidal nanoparticles that can disrupt biofilms, specifically looking into trimeric thiomannoside clusters linked to nanodiamond particles (NDs).
  • The study utilized a "click" chemistry approach to effectively conjugate thiomannoside clusters to NDs, discovering that these ND-Man3 particles significantly inhibited E. coli adhesion and biofilm formation.
  • The researchers also found that the standalone tri-thiomannoside cluster (Man3N3) is an effective inhibitor, suggesting that investigating other sugar-based analogues could yield additional strategies for disrupting E. coli biofilms.
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Bacterial attachment and subsequent biofilm formation on biotic surfaces or medical devices is an increasing source of infections in clinical settings. A large proportion of these biofilm-related infections are caused by Escherichia coli, a major nosocomial pathogen, in which the major adhesion factor is the FimH adhesin located at the tip of type 1 fimbriae. Inhibition of FimH-mediated adhesion has been identified as an efficient antibiotic-alternative strategy to potentially reduce E.

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This paper describes the label-free detection of carbohydrate-lectin interactions. The sensor consists of a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode terminated with alkynyl surface groups, which have been functionalized via the CuACC (copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition) "click" reaction with carbohydrate analogues bearing an azido-terminating arm. In this work, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used as an effective technique to probe the specific interactions of the surface-bound carbohydrates with their complementary lectin partners, and the response was found to be dependent on the relative density of sugar units immobilized on the BDD surface.

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