Nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used to target bacteria as an alternative to antibiotics.
Nanotechnology may be particularly advantageous in treating bacterial infections. Examples …

Since ancient times, folk medicine and agro-food science have benefitted from the use of
plant derivatives, such as essential oils, to combat different diseases, as well as to preserve …

Abstract Background Essential oils (EOs) have remained in the limelight of the scientific
community due their versatility coupled with consumers increasing demand for natural, safe …

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 …

Use of nanoparticles is among the most promising strategies to overcome microbial drug
resistance. This review article consists of three parts. The first part discusses the …

The challenge for treatment of severe cutaneous wound poses an urgent clinical need for
the development of biomaterials to promote skin regeneration. In the past few decades …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received much attention worldwide as they possess unique
properties like varied morphology, large surface area to volume ratio, potent antibacterial …

The development of resistance to different antimicrobial agents by bacteria, fungi, viruses,
parasites, etc. is a great challenge to the medical field for the treatment of infections caused …

Microbes form surface-adherent community structures called biofilms and these biofilms play
a critical role in infection. Biofilms impart antibiotic resistance and sometimes become …

Functionalization of nanomaterials can enhance and modulate their properties and
behaviour, enabling characteristics suitable for medical applications. Magnetite (Fe3O4) …