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ReviewNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2026

Emerging non-antibiotic strategies for implant-associated biofilm infections by reprogramming the dysregulated immune microenvironment.

Yu Zhang, Zhuo Dai, Xiaoye Li, Ao He, Jingben Zheng, Meng Ding, Qiang Li, Yongbin Mou, Dongliang Yang, Weijun Xiu and 1 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yu Zhang *Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zhuo Dai *Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoye LiNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Ao HeNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jingben ZhengNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Meng DingNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qiang LiNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yongbin MouNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Dongliang YangKey Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, China. yangdl1023@njtech.edu.cn.
Weijun XiuInstitute for Health Innovation and Technology, Biomedical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. wjun_xiu@nus.edu.sg.
Heng DongNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. dongheng90@smail.nju.edu.cn.

Funding

High-Level Hospital Construction Project of Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University 0224C027Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology (JAST) Young Talents Lift-up Program JSTJ-2025-740Nanjing Medical Science and Technique Development Foundation 202401016National Natural Sciences Foundation of China 82301104Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20230160
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implant-associated infections (IAIs) arise from immune dysregulation and the resilience of bacterial biofilms, which create a permissive niche for persistent infection. Biofilms further suppress host immunity and impair repair. Advances in nanoengineered surfaces and multifunctional antimicrobial coatings, together with gas-releasing and stimulus-responsive nanoplatforms, offer effective non-antibiotic strategies to inhibit colonization, disrupt biofilms, and modulate local immunity. This review summarizes emerging immune-informed approaches for treating IAIs.

Indexed as

BiofilmsProsthesis-Related InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsBacteriaHumansAnti-Infective Agents

Identifiers

PMID41513695
PMCPMC12894889

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Registered trials

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