Design, Modifications and Antibacterial Application of Intelligent Polymer Materials

Dear Colleagues,

During the last several decades, the use of antibiotics has taken a significant step toward preventing the propagation of bacterial pathogens. However, the rise of multi-drug-resistant bacteria poses a higher risk of application failures. The abuse and misuse of antibiotics has also increased. As a result, researchers have been working on developing other approaches, such as new materials and designing and modifying various compounds to increase antibacterial efficacy against pathogens. The development of intelligent materials—also known as smart materials—with multiple antibacterial components­­­ are of great importance for both fundamental research and practical applications. However, this has proven to be extremely challenging. Based on both the molecular and formulation design, polymeric intelligent materials could be specifically adapted for the demands of antimicrobial applications. Polymers are chemically stable and can be chemically and physically modified to give them some different characteristics to display antimicrobial activity. The smart polymer-based nano-carriers can also serve for the purpose of controlled drug delivery.

Therefore, this Special Issue of Molecules will serve as a platform for analyzing the recent advances in the Design, Modifications and Antibacterial Application of Intelligent Polymer Materials. I kindly invite you to submit contributions in the form of short communications, original research articles, and review papers.

Prof. Dr. Fusun Ozer
Guest Editor

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• natural compounds or derivatives
• target treatment
• acid producing bacteria
• physical properties
• pH-sensitive
• antibacterial activity
• drug carrier