Antimicrobial Materials: Novel Studies and Related Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 5
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Interests: environmental engineering; biomaterials; mathematical modeling; chemical and biochemical engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms are all around us and within us. Most of them are harmless or beneficial, but some, called pathogenic, affect us in various ways, causing mild or severe diseases, or even death. Pathogen contamination originates from a wide variety of sources and causes. It can occur naturally, or it can be caused by humans and animals. Nevertheless, it has become a severe problem in hospitals, at work, and in our homes.
This Special Issue is open to research on new materials that can help us to kill or inhibit the growth and reproduction of pathogens. Such materials could present multiple functionalities, besides being antimicrobial: controlled drug delivery, tissue regeneration, biosensing, and so on.
The subjects of interest include, but certainly are not limited to, the following:
- Antimicrobial biomaterials;
- Nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications;
- Antibacterial coatings;
- Natural/inorganic/organic antimicrobials;
- Green synthesized material;
- Drug delivery;
- Medical and dental devices and materials;
- Nonclinical applications of antibacterial materials;
- Environmental application of antimicrobial materials.
Dr. Iuliana Deleanu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial materials
- functional materials
- composite materials
- contamination
- green materials
- green technologies
- metallic materials
- drug resistance
- environmental safety
- biocompatibility
- biodegradability
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