Gao, Feng http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0938-5042
Shao, Tianyi
Yu, Yunpeng http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4361-5828
Xiong, Yujie http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1995-8257
Yang, Lihua http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2570-076X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (21725102, 91961106, 31671014)
National Key R&D Program of China
Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (WK3450000005)
Article History
Received: 15 June 2020
Accepted: 22 December 2020
First Online: 2 February 2021
Competing interests
: A patent application was submitted to China National Intellectual Property Administration (patent applicant: University of Science and Technology of China; names of inventors: Lihua Yang, Yujie Xiong, Feng Gao, Tianyi Shao, Ming Li; application number: 202010847666.6; status of application: submitted; specific aspect of manuscript covered in the patent application: the preparation of AgPd nanocages and characterizations using transmission electron microscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, colloidal stability of AgPd nanocages in aqueous solutions, ROS production by the nanocages using ascorbic acid as the ROS probe, in vitro plate-killing assays against bacteria, serial bacterial inhibition assays to examine whether AgPd nanocages induce resistance after repeated treatment, in vitro cytotoxicity assays to murine macrophage and fibroblast cells, tests on wound disinfection and healing in mouse models bearing bacterial-infected skin wounds).