Bacterial
infections are the most common type of clinical infection. The abuse
of clinical antibiotics has led to the frequent appearance of drug-resistant
strains and even some super bacteria. In this study, we synthesized
Poly(MTZ)
n
–(DMAEMA)
m
polymer micelles with cations on the surface. The
synthesis of this novel polymer comes in two steps. First, Poly(MTZ)
n
was synthesized with metronidazole (MTZ)
referred as the macromolecular chain transfer agent and v-501 as the
initiator for initiating the polymerization of 4-cyanopentanoic acid
dithiobenzoate. Then, novel polymer micelles were synthesized with
Poly(MTZ)
n
referred as the macromolecular
chain transfer agent and v-501 as the initiator for initiating the
polymerization of the monomer 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate,
which could adsorb to the negatively charged bacterial surface via
electrostatic interaction and enhance bactericidal activity. Scanning
electron microscopy showed that the micelles could be accurately targeted
to the surface of bacteria, and the zone of inhibition assay confirmed
that the micelles could enhance the sensitivity of bacteria to drugs.
Hence, Poly(MTZ)
n
–(DMAEMA)
m
polymer micelles will have potential use
for the clinical treatment of anaerobic infections in the future.