PMID- 37864581 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231127 LR - 20231204 IS - 2576-6422 (Electronic) IS - 2576-6422 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 11 DP - 2023 Nov 20 TI - Antibacterial Hydrogel as a Self-Drug-Delivery System Derived from Zn(II)-bis-imidazole/NSAID-Based Organic-Inorganic Hybrids. PG - 4749-4763 LID - 10.1021/acsabm.3c00525 [doi] AB - A skin wound is prone to bacterial infection and growth. An antibacterial topical hydrogel that can act as a self-drug-delivery (SDD) system is reported here. Two bidentate ligands (L2/L1) derived from imidazole/benzimidazole derivatives when reacted with Zn(NO(3))(2) and a series of nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) produced crystalline products, which were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SXRD). Simple mixing of the ingredients of the crystalline products (stoichiometry guided by the corresponding crystal structure) produced an aqueous gel (DMSO/water) when the bidentate ligand was water-insoluble L2, whereas water-soluble L1 readily produced hydrogels under similar conditions. Dynamic rheology and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to characterize the gels. Zone inhibition diameters, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), and hemolysis data suggested that among the hydrogelators, L1MEC derived from L1, meclofenac and Zn(NO(3))(2), was found to be the best against the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli. The corresponding hydrogel L1MEC_HG and a piece of a dried cloth bandage coated with the hydrogel also showed appreciable activity against E. coli. The antibacterial property of L1MEC_HG against E. coli, thus demonstrated, is relevant in developing an antibacterial SDD system because E. coli is reported to be present in infected wounds. FAU - Ghara, Sucharita AU - Ghara S AD - School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), 2A and 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India. FAU - Bera, Sourabh AU - Bera S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3242-9963 AD - School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), 2A and 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India. FAU - Dastidar, Parthasarathi AU - Dastidar P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1011-2386 AD - School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), 2A and 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20231021 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Bio Mater JT - ACS applied bio materials JID - 101729147 RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal) RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - J41CSQ7QDS (Zinc) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) SB - IM MH - *Hydrogels/chemistry MH - *Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemistry MH - Escherichia coli MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry MH - Zinc/chemistry MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - Drug Delivery Systems MH - Water OTO - NOTNLM OT - antibacterial gel OT - coordination compounds OT - hydrogel OT - self-drug-delivery OT - single-crystal X-ray diffraction EDAT- 2023/10/21 19:42 MHDA- 2023/11/27 12:43 CRDT- 2023/10/21 10:53 PHST- 2023/11/27 12:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/21 19:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/21 10:53 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acsabm.3c00525 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2023 Nov 20;6(11):4749-4763. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00525. Epub 2023 Oct 21.