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Fabrication of Biocidal Cu2O-Infused Nonwoven Textiles

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Polypropylene (PP) nonwoven textiles (Kimtech Pure W4 Critical Task Dry Wipers) were purchased from Kimberly Clark. Within this fabric were holes that were approximately 1 mm in diameter (See Figure 1). Cu2O particles (Chem Copp HP III Type UltraFine-5) were purchased from the American Chemet Corporation. Metrics of the particle size and chemical composition are given in the Supporting Material, Tables S1 and S2. Diethyldithiocarbamic acid (ACS reagent grade Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Bicinchoninic Acid (Bicinchoninic Acid Disodium Salt > 98% purity) was purchased from Tokyo Chemical Industry (Tokyo, Japan). One hundred percent ethanol (EtOH ACS grade) was purchased from VWR. Deionized (DI) water was from a Milli-Q Reference (MilliporeSigma) water purification system.
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HPLC-MS Analysis of Chemical Compounds

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The HPLC (1220 Infinity, Agilent Technologies) equipped with a quaternary gradient pump, online degasser, autosampler, column oven, ultraviolet detector, and ChemStation software were used. The chromatographic column was a ZORBAX SB-C18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm i.d., 5.0 µm particle size; Agilent Technologies). For HPLC/MS, we used a 5600 + quadrupole time-of-flight MS (Sciex). We also used a Vis- spectrophotometer (Spectrumlab 22pc, Shanghai Lengguang Technology Co., Ltd), centrifuge (Eppendorf Minispin, Sigma-Aldrich), ultrasonicator (USC702, Shanghai Bolong Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd), and water purifier (Milli-Q Reference, Millipore Sigma).
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Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

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Silver nitrate (AgNO3) 99.9% and ammonia solution certified as ACS Plus were purchased from Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA, USA). Sodium hydroxide pellets (NaOH, ACS grade), 100% Ethanol (EtOH, ACS grade), nitric acid (ACS grade), and glass slides measuring 25 × 75 × 1 mm were obtained from VWR (Radnor, PA, USA). Sodium silicate solution (catalog model N) was generously provided by PQ Corporation (Malvern, PA, USA). Deionized (DI) water was used from a Milli-Q Reference (MilliporeSigma, Burlington, MA, USA) water purification system. All water used in the preparation of the coatings was purified water from the Milli-Q Reference system.
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Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

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100% Ethanol (EtOH ACS grade), 70% ethanol (Reagent Grade), sodium hydroxide beads ( NaOH ACS grade), nitric acid (70%, ACS grade) and glass slides (25 × 75 × 1 mm) were purchased from VWR. Silver nitrate 99.9% and ammonium hydroxide (Certified ACS Plus) were obtained from Fisher Scientific. Tetraethyl orthosilicate 99.999% (TEOS) was purchased from Sigma Aldrich. Deionized (DI) water was from a Milli-Q Reference (MilliporeSigma) water purification system.
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Analytical-Grade Compounds for Research

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All the compounds used in this work were of analytical grade, with a purity higher than 95%. The standard substances for GC identification and determination, the chemicals for the antioxidant capacity assays, and the reagents for soybean lipoxygenase inhibition were purchased from Sigma–Aldrich, Spain. The following culture media for bacteria and yeasts were provided by VWR Chemicals, Spain: Mueller Hinton Agar (MHA), Mueller Hinton Broth (MHB), Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI-1640), Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA), tryptic soy broth (TSB) and yeast peptone dextrose (YPD).
Solvents of analytic grade and buffers were purchased from Merck (Madrid, Spain). Type I (18 MΩ cm) deionized water (MilliQ-Reference, Millipore, Madrid, Spain) was used throughout in this work.
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Salmonella Enteritidis and Typhimurium Biofilm Protocols

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S. enterica serovar Enteritidis strain 3934 (Solano et al., 1998 ), a clinical isolate described previously, was used for HTS experiments. The clinical isolates of S. enterica serovar Enteritidis HC164372.7 and S. enterica serovar Typhimurium HC142156206 (Microbiology Laboratory at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain) and strain S. enterica serovar Typhimurium ATCC 14028 (obtained from the American Type Culture Collection) were used to validate the effect of culture media on Salmonella biofilms.
Cultures of the different S. enterica strains were grown in LB-agar (10 g/l NaCl, 10 g/l tryptone, 5 g/l yeast extract, and 15 g/l agar), CFA (10 g/l casamino acids, 1.5 g/l yeast extract, 0.4 mM MgSO4, and 0.4 mM MgCl2; Suzuki et al., 2002 (link)) or E medium. E minimal medium was prepared by diluting to 1X a stock of Vogel-Bonner salts 50X (0.8 mM MgSO4, 9.5 mM citrate, 57 mM K2HPO4, and 17 mM NaNH4HPO4; Vogel and Bonner, 1956 ) with sterile Milli-Q water (Milli-Q Reference, Millipore).
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Characterization of HSA-Hb Conjugation

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Human serum albumin (HSA) was purchased from the Japan Blood Products Organization. Hemoglobin (Hb) was purified from bovine red blood cells purchased from Tokyo Shibaura Zouki Co. Ltd. Succinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (SMCC) was purchased from Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd. 1,11-Bismaleimido-triethyleneglycol (BMTEG) was purchased from Thermo Fischer Scientific K.K. The water was deionized (18.2 MΩcm) using water purification systems (Elix UV and Milli Q Reference; Millipore Corp.). Native-PAGE and SDS-PAGE were conducted using an electrophoresis power supply (EPS 301; GE Healthcare) with precast 5‒20% polyacrylamide gel (Hi-QRAS Gel N 5‒20%: Kanto Chemical Co. Inc.). Isoelectric focusing (IEF) was performed using an electrophoresis power supply (EPS 601; GE Healthcare) with a pH 3–10 IEF protein gel (Novex; Thermo Fischer Scientific K.K.). The voltage was raised gradually to 500 V for 2 h.
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Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibition, and Antimicrobial Assays

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The chemical compounds used for the antioxidant methods, the reagents for LOX and AChE inhibition assays and reference antibacterial and antifungal compounds were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Madrid, Spain). All compounds were of analytical grade (purity higher than 95%). All culture media were acquired from VWR Chemicals (Barcelona, Spain): Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA), Mueller-Hinton broth (MHB), Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium (RPMI-1640), Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA), tryptic soy broth (TSB) and yeast peptone dextrose (YPD). Solvents of analytic grade and buffers were purchased from Merck (Madrid, Spain). Type I (18 MΩ·cm) deionized water (MilliQ-Reference, Millipore, Madrid, Spain) was used in this work.
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Purification and Characterization of Bovine Hemoglobin

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Bovine Hb was purified from fresh bovine blood purchased from Tokyo Shibaura Zouki Co. Ltd. Purification procedures of native CSA from canine plasma are presented in Supplementary Materials. All other reagents were purchased from commercial sources as special grades and were used without further purification. Deionized water (18.2 MΩ·cm) was prepared using water purification systems (Elix UV and Milli Q Reference; Millipore Corp.). SDS-PAGE and Native-PAGE were performed using an electrophoresis power supply (EPS 301; GE Healthcare UK Ltd.) and 5–20% polyacrylamide precast gradient gel (Hi-QRAS gel N; Kanto Chemical Co. Inc.). Isoelectric focusing (IEF) was conducted using an electrophoresis power supply (EPS 601; GE Healthcare UK Ltd.) and IEF protein gels (Novex pH 3–10; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.). The UV-visible absorption spectra were recorded using a UV-visible spectrophotometer (8543; Agilent Technologies Inc.) connected with a temperature control unit (89090A; Agilent Technologies Inc.). Circulation dichroism (CD) spectra were recorded using a spectrophotometer (J-820; Jasco Corp.). Mass spectra were obtained using a MALDI–TOF mass spectrometer (autoflex equipped with a pulsed N2 laser (337 nm); Bruker Daltonics K.K.). As the matrix, 0.1% sinapic acid, 0.05% trifluoroacetic acid, and 50% acetonitrile solution were used.
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Formulation and Characterization of AmB Liposomes

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AmB was procured from North China Pharmaceutical Huasheng Co. Ltd. (Hebei, China). Hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine (HSPC), distearoylphosphatidylglycerol (DSPG), cholesterol, and hydrochloric acid (37%) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Hanmi Gas Co. Ltd. supplied carbon dioxide with a high purity of 99.9% (Seoul, Republic of Korea). Ethyl alcohol (purity 99.9%), mEthyl alcohol (MeOH, purity 99.5%), chloroform (CHCl3, purity 99.5%), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, purity 99.5%), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, purity 99.5%), and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF, purity 99.5%) were purchased from Samchun Pure Chemical (Pyeongtaek-si, Republic of Korea). All other chemicals and reagents were of analytical grade. Purified water of Milli-Q quality (Milli-Q Reference, Millipore®, Molshiem, France) was used throughout the study.
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