New Materials for Antimicrobial Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2022) | Viewed by 284
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; antimicrobial; scaffolds; wound dressing; nanomaterials; polymers; processing; carbon based composites; composites; metallic nanoparticles; water treatment; fibres; functional materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Whilst morbidity and mortality rates of infectious diseases have dramatically declined since the 19th century, due to improvements in hygiene and sanitation and the creation of antibiotics and vaccines, pathogenic microorganisms pose an ever-increasing danger to human health as a large number of microorganisms have no available treatment. This results in the continued emergence of outbreaks. In fact, the current coronavirus pandemic has no available treatment, with 126,235,564 laboratory-confirmed infections, approximately 2% of which have led to death, at the time of writing. Quite naturally, the discovery of new antimicrobial materials has become the focal point of international relations and scientific research, as they have the potential to significantly alleviate the burden on global health, healthcare services and healthcare expenditure.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for recent advances in the area of new materials for antimicrobial applications. We invite original research manuscripts, state-of-the-art reviews and short communications focused on the manufacture, characterization and application of novel materials with antimicrobial properties. Potential topics may include (but are not limited to): design, development and characterization of antimicrobial materials; mechanisms of action; interactions between microorganisms and materials; antimicrobial surfaces and coatings; infection control and prevention; effective antimicrobial agents in low- and middle-income countries; eco-friendly antimicrobial materials for sustainable development.
Dr. Rupy Kaur Matharu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial
- antibacterial
- antiviral
- nanoparticles
- nanocomposites
- antimicrobial resistance
- material characterization
- environmental engineering
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