Versatile antibacterial materials: an emerging arsenal for combatting bacterial pathogens
Antibacterial materials that prevent bacterial infections and mitigate bacterial virulence have
attracted great scientific interests. In recent decades, the bactericidal polymers have been …
attracted great scientific interests. In recent decades, the bactericidal polymers have been …
Recent advances in design of antimicrobial peptides and polypeptides toward clinical translation
The recent outbreaks of infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens have
sounded a piercing alarm for the need of new effective antimicrobial agents to guard public …
sounded a piercing alarm for the need of new effective antimicrobial agents to guard public …
Surface-Adaptive Gold Nanoparticles with Effective Adherence and Enhanced Photothermal Ablation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm
Biofilms that contribute to the persistent bacterial infections pose serious threats to global
public health, mainly due to their resistance to antibiotics penetration and escaping innate …
public health, mainly due to their resistance to antibiotics penetration and escaping innate …
Bioactive synthetic polymers
Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …
Imminent antimicrobial bioink deploying cellulose, alginate, EPS and synthetic polymers for 3D bioprinting of tissue constructs
L Muthukrishnan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing, one of its kinds has been a recent technological trend to fabricate
complex and patterned biomaterial with controlled precision. With the conventional kick-start …
complex and patterned biomaterial with controlled precision. With the conventional kick-start …
Host defense peptide mimicking antimicrobial amino acid polymers and beyond: Design, synthesis and biomedical applications
Microbial infections endanger human health and life. Conventional antibiotics has saved
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …
Beyond nylon 6: Polyamides via ring opening polymerization of designer lactam monomers for biomedical applications
M Varghese, MW Grinstaff - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactams is a highly efficient and versatile method to
synthesize polyamides. Within the last ten years, significant advances in polymerization …
synthesize polyamides. Within the last ten years, significant advances in polymerization …
Antimicrobial cationic polymers: From structural design to functional control
Antimicrobial cationic polymers mainly contain two functional components: the cationic
groups and the hydrophobic groups. The antimicrobial activity is influenced by the type …
groups and the hydrophobic groups. The antimicrobial activity is influenced by the type …
Synthesis, self-assembly, and biomedical applications of antimicrobial peptide–polymer conjugates
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been attracting much attention due to their excellent
antimicrobial efficiency and low rate in driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has …
antimicrobial efficiency and low rate in driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has …
Lithium hexamethyldisilazide initiated superfast ring opening polymerization of alpha-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides
Polypeptides have broad applications and can be prepared via ring-opening polymerization
of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Conventional initiators, such as primary …
of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Conventional initiators, such as primary …