Nanotechnology Applications in Antimicrobials
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: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 5534
Special Issue Editors
2. LEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
3. ALiCE-Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Interests: aptamers; nucleic acid mimics; nanosystems; food safety; animal health
Interests: textile materials; biotechnology; biomaterials; antimicrobials; bioreactor optimization; nanotechnology; environmental biotechnology; industrial biotechnology
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Interests: polymer chemistry; synthesis and modification of polymers; antimicrobial polymers; active surfaces; material characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbial infections are still a major threat to human and animal health, mainly due to microbial resistance and tolerance to antimicrobial compounds. Antimicrobial resistance increases hospitalization periods, therapy costs and mortality rates. Currently, we are facing an unbalanced battle against multidrug-resistant microorganisms, where few antibiotics are effective. Moreover, the discovery of new antibiotics has almost stagnated. Resistant microorganisms have emerged as a consequence of the intensive use of antimicrobials and horizontal gene transfer mediated by mobile genetic elements. Researchers have been developing innovative solutions to modulate microbial virulence, prevent the formation of biofilms and reduce the risk of resistant microorganism selection. Nanotechnology can improve existing modern therapies or create novel strategies to improve the efficacy of antibiotic therapies, such as drug delivery systems, and antimicrobial and antifouling surfaces. Nanosystems can create powerful alternative approaches with increased antimicrobial efficiency and the fine tuning of drug release over extended periods of time, avoiding resistance mechanisms and mitigating patient toxicity.
This Special Issue on “Nanotechnology Applications in Antimicrobials&rquo; welcomes original research and reviews with a focus on the most interesting and innovative solutions in the field of design and applications of nanotechnology for antimicrobial solutions.
Dr. Eva Pinho
Dr. Jorge Padrão
Dr. Marta Fernández-García
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drug delivery
- antimicrobial therapy
- biofilm inhibition
- microbial resistance
- nanobiomaterials
- nanostructures
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