Microscopic entities, microorganisms that drastically affect human health need to be
thoroughly investigated. A biofilm is an architectural colony of microorganisms, within a …

Biofilms contain group (s) of microorganisms that are found to be associated with the biotic
and abiotic surfaces. Biofilms contain either homogenous or heterogeneous populations of …

Acute wounds subject to frequent deformations are difficult to be treated because the
healing process was easily interfered by external mechanical forces. Traditional wound …

Biofilm-related multi-drug resistance (MDR) is a major problem in hospital-acquired
infections (HAIs) that increase patient morbidity and mortality rates and economic burdens …

Staphylococci, like Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis, are common colonizers of
the human microbiota. While being harmless in many cases, many virulence factors result in …

Introduction Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has the
propensity to form biofilms, and causes significant mortality and morbidity in the patients with …

Whereas the physiologic wound healing (WH) successfully proceeds through the clearly
defined sequence of the individual phases of wound healing, chronic non-healing …

To assess the activities of essential oils derived from the trunk bark of Cinnamomum
zeylanicum (EOCz) and Cinnamomum cassia (EOCc) as well as cinnamaldehyde on …

Chronic wounds are not only a burden for patients but also challenging for clinic treatment
due to biofilm formation. Here, we utilized the phenomenon that chronic wounds possess an …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate for human infectious diseases
caused by bacteria with a biofilm phenotype is 65 percent and the National Institutes of …