Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium and Staphylococcus aureus are both common
commensals and major opportunistic human pathogens. In recent decades, these bacteria …

Chalcones and their derivatives have been widely studied due to their versatile
pharmacological and biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral …

Bone cement is used as a mortar for securing bone implants, as bone void fillers or as
spacers in orthopaedic surgery. Antibiotic-loaded bone cements (ALBCs) have been used to …

The use of nanoparticles (NPs) represents a useful strategy for peptide antibiotic delivery to
mucosal membranes by either prolonging drug residence time at the target site …

Background Despite the growing interest in the impact of the gut microbiome on cancer, the
relationship between the lung microbiome and lung cancer has received limited …

It is widely known that antibiotics can affect the structure and function of soil microbial
communities, but the specific degree of impact and controlled factors on different indicators …

Vancomycin is the front-line defense and drug of choice for the most serious and life-
threatening methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. However, poor …

One of the main challenges in the field of drug delivery remains the development of
strategies to efficiently transport pharmaceuticals across mucus barriers, which regulate the …

Background Vancomycin exposure is a major risk factor for vancomycin-resistant
enterococci (VRE) colonisation, but the relationship between oral vancomycin and the risk of …

Lignins are valuable renewable resources for the potential production of a large array of
biofuels, aromatic chemicals and biopolymers. Yet native and industrial lignins are complex …