Nanoparticles—Attractive carriers of antimicrobial essential oils

A Nair, R Mallya, V Suvarna, TA Khan, M Momin… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens are the most prevalent cause of chronic infections and fatalities around
the world. Antimicrobial agents including antibiotics have been frequently utilized in the …

Advanced strategies for combating bacterial biofilms

JY Sharahi, T Azimi, A Shariati, H Safari… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are formed on and attached to living or
nonliving surfaces and are surrounded by an extracellular polymeric material. Biofilm …

Chemical and Biological Characterization of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil

P Borotová, L Galovičová, NL Vukovic, M Vukic… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as tea tree oil, has many
beneficial properties due to its bioactive compounds. The aim of this research was to …

Potential of aromatic plant-derived essential oils for the control of foodborne bacteria and antibiotic resistance in animal production: a review

L Zhang, F Gao, J Ge, H Li, F Xia, H Bai, X Piao, L Shi - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance has become a severe public threat to human health worldwide.
Supplementing antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) at subtherapeutic levels has been a …

Nanostructured lipid carriers containing chitosan or sodium alginate for co-encapsulation of antioxidants and an antimicrobial agent for potential application in wound …

S Costa-Fernandez, JKR Matos… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The high incidence and costs of chronic wounds in the elderly have motivated the search for
innovations to improve product performance and the healing process while reducing costs …

Vegetable oils in pharmaceutical and cosmetic lipid-based nanocarriers preparations

JF Masiero, EJ Barbosa, L de Oliveira Macedo… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of vegetable oils in lipid nanoparticle preparation is a promising field for treating
diverse pathologies. Developing these particles requires advanced knowledge of …

A review of nanomaterials and technologies for enhancing the antibiofilm activity of natural products and phytochemicals

CHN Barros, E Casey - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms encased in a self-produced matrix constituted
of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The recalcitrant and often harmful nature of …

Anti-biofilm and virulence factor-reducing activities of essential oils and oil components as a possible option for bacterial infection control

J Reichling - Planta Medica, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Pathogenic biofilm-associated bacteria that adhere to biological or nonbiological surfaces
are a big challenge to the healthcare and food industries. Antibiotics or disinfectants often …

Bioinspired Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Lycopersicon esculentum for Antimicrobial and Anticancer Applications

S Vijayakumar, B Vaseeharan, R Sudhakaran… - Journal of cluster …, 2019 - Springer
Lycopersicon esculentum leaf-extract was utilized in the synthesis of zinc-oxide
nanoparticles (Le-ZnO-NPs) using zinc acetate as the precursor. The synthesized ZnO-NPs …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofilm efficacy of tea tree oil and of its main component terpinen-4-ol against Candida albicans

RS Francisconi, PMM Huacho, CC Tonon… - Brazilian oral …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Candida infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised
patients. The increase in its incidence has been associated with resistance to antimicrobial …