Membrane-disruptive peptides/peptidomimetics (MDPs) are antimicrobials or
anticarcinogens that present a general killing mechanism through the physical disruption of …

Graphene and its derivatives are promising candidates for a variety of biological
applications, among which, their anti-pathogenic properties are highly attractive due to the …

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a leading biomimetic drug delivery platform due to their
distinctive advantages and highly tunable formulations. A mechanistic understanding of the …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), as a key component of the immune defense systems of
organisms, are a promising solution to the serious threat of drug-resistant bacteria to public …

Enhancing the intrinsic reactivity of graphene materials is essential for the development of
low‐cost materials such as catalysts for various applications. Although an increasing …

Current treatments for common dental diseases such as caries, periodontal diseases, tooth
defects, missing teeth and bone defects cannot replenish dental tissue with artificial …

For the first time, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was used to examine melittin's
adsorption and encapsulation on covalently functionalized carbon nanotubes (fCNTs). The …

The development of antibacterial nanomaterials has emerged as a strategy to control
bacterial activity, due to the growth and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogen …

Addressing the devastating threat of drug-resistant pathogens requires the discovery of new
antibiotics with advanced action mechanisms and/or novel strategies for drug design …

The cell membrane permeabilization ability of immune defense antimicrobial peptides
(AMPs) is widely applied in biomedicine. Although the mechanisms of peptide–membrane …