Antimicrobial or Antibiofilm Activity of Biodegradable Substances

Dear Colleagues,

We are calling for papers on biodegradable materials with antibacterial or antibiofilm activity. While there is a global need to curb the overuse of antibacterial agents to prevent the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, it has been discovered that biodegradable materials that are not involved in conventional drug-resistance mechanisms and do not disrupt ecosystems may be useful in preventing and treating infectious diseases. Biofilms are structures formed by bacteria on solid surfaces or at air–liquid interfaces. Many pathogenic microorganisms have been reported to form biofilms. When biofilm infections are suspected in patients using medical devices placed in their bodies, there are currently no fundamental treatments other than removing those devices, making this an urgent issue that needs to be resolved. Biodegradable substances with biofilm activity against pathogenic microorganisms can not only prevent the formation of biofilms in the body or destroy and remove them but also, because they are biodegradable, avoid disrupting the ecosystem.

Prof. Dr. Miyako Yoshida
Guest Editor

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