Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

Global health is increasingly being threatened by the rapid emergence of drug-resistant
microbes. The ability of these microbes to form biofilms has further exacerbated the scenario …

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, coupled with the
decline in the number of new antibiotic drug approvals, has created a therapeutic gap that …

Bacterial resistance caused by the overuse of antibiotics and the shelter of biofilms has
evolved into a global health crisis, which drives researchers to continuously explore …

Antibiotic resistance has become a critical issue, alarming the healthcare and agriculture
sectors worldwide. Thanks to rapid advancements in polymer science, antimicrobial …

Drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria is a major global problem leading humanity towards
a pre-antibiotic era. Decline in the discovery of novel antibiotics and the lack of a resilient …

Antibiotic resistance has increased markedly in Gram-negative bacteria, causing severe
infections intractable with traditional drugs and amplifying mortality and healthcare costs …

Antimicrobial polymers have emerged as a potential solution to the growing problem of
antimicrobial resistance. Although several studies have examined the effects of various …

Antimicrobial strategies combining polymer science and nanotechnology have attracted
tremendous interest in the last decade because of their great potential in many applications …

Synthetic polymers have been used as a molecular platform to develop host-defense
antimicrobial peptide (AMP) mimetics which are effective in killing drug-resistant bacteria. In …