Bio-Based Co-Adjuvant Systems for Infection Control

Dear Colleagues,

The excessive consumption and misuse of antibiotics have increased the challenges for a sustained global health. Microorganisms are now developing resistance more quickly, turning conventional solutions obsolete. In an attempt to overcome such a scenario, many researchers are now engineering new biomolecules or optimizing pre-existent mechanisms of action. The adjuvant effect of safe, cost-effective, bio-based molecules (natural extracts, peptides, polymers, etc.) with the potential to fight infections and prevent microbial colonization has served as the foundation of recent studies, which aim at developing systems with a target-directed action that prevents harmful, systemic side effects in the human body. This Special Issue seeks manuscript submissions that further our understanding of the antimicrobial action of specialized biomolecules when used in combination with other bio-based systems. Submissions on the synergistic effects between two or more natural origin molecules with the aim of preventing serious infections from evolving or treating diseases are especially encouraged. The mechanisms of action and the ability of one biomolecule to enhance or inhibit a specific function on another while in the presence of pathogens are particularly desirable.

Dr. Helena P. Felgueiras
Guest Editor

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