Antibiotic resistance caused by antibiotic abuse, especially the emergence of multi-drug
resistant bacteria, poses a serious threat to human health, and makes it imperative to find …

Bacterial infection is one of the top ten leading causes of death globally and the worst killer
in low‐income countries. The overuse of antibiotics leads to ever‐increasing antibiotic …

Owing to the increase in multidrug‐resistant bacterial isolates in hospitals globally and the
lack of truly effective antimicrobial agents, antibiotic resistant bacterial infections have …

Infectious diseases remain one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
The WHO and CDC have expressed serious concern regarding the continued increase in …

Silver nanoparticles constitute a very promising approach for the development of new
antimicrobial systems. Nanoparticulate objects can bring significant improvements in the …

The multifunctional properties of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) make them attractive
candidates for the treatment of various diseases. AMPs are considered as alternatives to …

Over the years, the scientific importance of nanoparticles for biomedical applications has
increased. The high stability and biocompatibility, together with the low toxicity of the …

Abstract Objective Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been extensively studied for their
antimicrobial properties, which provide an extensive applicability in dentistry. Because of …

Rapidly growing resistance of pathogenic bacteria to conventional antibiotics leads to
inefficiency of traditional approaches of countering infections and determines the urgent …

Defensins are a family of cationic antimicrobial peptides active against a broad range of
infectious microbes including bacteria, viruses and fungi, playing important roles as innate …