Strategies for antimicrobial peptides immobilization on surfaces to prevent biofilm growth on biomedical devices

M Nicolas, B Beito, M Oliveira, M Tudela Martins… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nosocomial and medical device-induced biofilm infections affect millions of lives and
urgently require innovative preventive approaches. These pathologies have led to the …

The role of nanocomposites against biofilm infections in humans

A Varma, A Warghane, NK Dhiman… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The use of nanomaterials in several fields of science has undergone a revolution in the last
few decades. It has been reported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that 65% and …

Fractionation of Biomolecules in Withania coagulans Extract for Bioreductive Nanoparticle Synthesis, Antifungal and Biofilm Activity

M Hasan, A Zafar, I Shahzadi, F Luo, SG Hassan… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Withania coagulans contains a complex mixture of various bioactive compounds. In order to
reduce the complexity of the plant extract to purify its phytochemical biomolecules, a novel …

Analysis of tonsil tissues from patients diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis—microbiological profile, biofilm-forming capacity and histology

M Kostić, M Ivanov, SS Babić, Z Tepavčević… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic tonsillitis (CT) is a global health issue which can impair patient's quality of life and
has an important socioeconomic impact due to the nonrational use of antibiotics, increased …

Modeling human immune responses to vaccination in vitro

E Morrocchi, S van Haren, P Palma, O Levy - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
The human immune system is a complex network of coordinated components that are
crucial for health and disease. Animal models, commonly used to study immunomodulatory …

Analysis of microorganism colonization, biofilm production, and antibacterial susceptibility in recurrent tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess patients

R Klagisa, K Racenis, R Broks, AO Balode… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Despite the widespread use of antibiotics to treat infected tonsils, episodes of
tonsillitis tend to recur and turn into recurrent tonsillitis (RT) or are complicated by …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of hydrodynamic conditions and microscale surface roughness on the critical shear stress to develop and thickness of early‐stage Pseudomonas …

G Wei, JQ Yang - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms can increase pathogenic contamination of drinking water, cause biofilm‐related
diseases, alter the sediment erosion rate, and degrade contaminants in wastewater …

Plant-derived nanotherapeutic systems to counter the overgrowing threat of resistant microbes and biofilms

S Asghar, IU Khan, S Salman, SH Khalid… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since antiquity, the survival of human civilization has always been threatened by the
microbial infections. An alarming surge in the resistant microbial strains against the …

Determination of optimum incubation time for formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pyogenes biofilms in microtiter plate

MA Al-kafaween, AB Mohd Hilmi, N Jaffar… - Bulletin of the National …, 2019 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pyogenes are the most common pathogens to
humans and are able to form a biofilm following ineffective precautionary approach. Biofilm …

Distribution of periodontopathic bacterial species between saliva and tonsils

R Nomura, Y Nagasawa, T Misaki, S Ito, S Naka… - Odontology, 2023 - Springer
Periodontopathic bacteria cause an inflammatory disease localized in the periodontal tissue
and are associated with various conditions in other body parts. The distribution of …