The great promise of photodynamic therapy (PDT) has thrusted the rapid progress of
developing highly effective photosensitizers (PS) in killing cancerous cells and bacteria. To …

Multiple drug-resistant bacteria are a severe and growing public health concern. Because
relatively few antibiotics have been approved over recent years and because of the inability …

In recent year, propagation and resistance of pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi
and virals) to common antimicrobial agents has led to serious health and food problems …

Antimicrobial substances may be synthetic, semisynthetic, or of natural origin (ie, from plants
and animals). Antimicrobials are considered “miracle drugs” and can determine if an …

This review provides the first comprehensive overview of the use of both nanoparticles and
nanofibers for topical drug delivery. Researchers have explored the use of nanotechnology …

Nanoparticles and nanocomposites are used in a wide range of applications in various
fields, such as medicine, textiles, cosmetics, agriculture, optics, food packaging …

Anti-infective biomaterials need to be tailored according to the specific clinical application.
All their properties have to be tuned to achieve the best anti-infective performance together …

Many microbial species causing infectious disease all over the world became a social
burden and creating threat among community. These microbes possess long lifetime …

The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …

This article describes the state of the art in the field of antimicrobial polymeric systems during
the last decade. Keeping in mind the multitude of existing systems, a classification of the …