Biofilm formation to inhibition: Role of zinc oxide-based nanoparticles

PP Mahamuni-Badiger, PM Patil, MV Badiger… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received much attention worldwide as they possess unique
properties like varied morphology, large surface area to volume ratio, potent antibacterial …

Agriculture waste valorisation as a source of antioxidant phenolic compounds within a circular and sustainable bioeconomy

C Jimenez-Lopez, M Fraga-Corral, M Carpena… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Planet globalization, population growth and its consequent need to produce large amounts
of food, or individual economic benefits and the prioritization of this over environment health …

Biofilms in surgical site infections: recent advances and novel prevention and eradication strategies

A Hrynyshyn, M Simões, A Borges - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative occurrences due to contamination
of the surgical wound or implanted medical devices with community or hospital-acquired …

Microbial biofilms: applications, clinical consequences, and alternative therapies

A Ali, A Zahra, M Kamthan, FM Husain, T Albalawi… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms that grow on surfaces and are
embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. These are prevalent in various …

Chemical aspects of polyphenol-protein interactions and their antibacterial activity

SS Nassarawa, GA Nayik, SD Gupta… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The hunt for novel antibiotics has become a global public health imperative due to the rise in
multidrug-resistant microorganisms, untreatable infection cases, overuse, and inefficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Evolving biofilm inhibition and eradication in clinical settings through plant-based antibiofilm agents

E Silva, JA Teixeira, MO Pereira, CMR Rocha… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background After almost 100 years since evidence of biofilm mode of growth and decades
of intensive investigation about their formation, regulatory pathways and mechanisms of …

Bioactive compounds: a goldmine for defining new strategies against pathogenic bacterial biofilms?

A Pompilio, M Scocchi, ML Mangoni… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Most human infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms growing as biofilms. These
three-dimensional self-organized communities are embedded in a dense matrix allowing …

Improvement of important economic traits in chilli through heterosis breeding: a review

HMSN Herath, MY Rafii, SI Ismail, N JJ… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Chilli (Capsicum species) is an important spice and vegetable crop of the world. Capsicum
species have been widely used in food as well as in pharmaceutical industries. This is …

Detection of new phytochemical compounds from Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz: antioxidant, cytotoxic, and antibacterial activity of the hexane extract

A Rossato Viana, B Godoy Noro, D Santos… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz is a plant of the Solanaceae family from
South America and there are no apparent studies reported on the biological activity of the …

Early biofilm and streamer formation is mediated by wall shear stress and surface wettability: A multifactorial microfluidic study

ALM Chun, A Mosayyebi, A Butt, D Carugo… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are intricate communities of microorganisms encapsulated within a self‐produced
matrix of extra‐polymeric substances (EPS), creating complex three‐dimensional structures …