SDS coated FeO@MoS with NIR-enhanced photothermal-photodynamic therapy and antibiotic resistance gene dissemination inhibition functions.

Infection caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is serious threat for public health, and calls for novel antibacterial agents with versatile functions. In particular, nanomaterial is one of promising candidates to fight the increasing antibiotic resistance crisis. Here, we synthesized distinct FeO@MoS@SDS nanocomposites by ultrasonication assisted SDS coating on the FeO@MoS. Photothermal investigation indicated that the FeO@MoS@SDS showed excellent and stable photothermal performance and could be a NIR-induced photothermal reagent. It also displayed superior disinfection ability of Escherichia coli (E. coli), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and in vivo wound healing ability with the help of NIR irradiation. According to the results of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and radical capture tests, plenty of superoxide, hydroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen and living cell reactive oxygen species can be observed under NIR irradiation. Besides, the synergistic effect FeO@MoS@SDS and NIR irradiation eradicated almost all the biofilms of MRSA, so this kind of function enhanced the disinfection ability of FeO@MoS@SDS under NIR irradiation. Furthermore, its inhibition effect on antibiotic resistance gene dissemination was also investigated. As expected, the FeO@MoS@SDS could efficiently and broadly block the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes which mediated by conjugative plasmids, and its blocking effect was better than that we have reported FeO@MoS. Overall, our findings revealed that the FeO@MoS@SDS could be a potential candidate for photothermal-photodynamic therapy and antibiotic resistance gene dissemination inhibition.