Research on Antimicrobial Properties of Nanobubbles/Nanodroplets
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 242
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Interests: bacteriological and mycological diagnostics; antimicrobial agents in vitro activity towards bacteria and fungi
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Interests: antimicrobials; biofilm; natural and conventional compounds; antimicrobial materials; antimicrobial delivery systems
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Interests: microbiology; medicine; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; applied microbiology; antimicrobials; antibacterials; bacteria; immunology
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Dear Colleagues,
Microbial infections are a major health concern due to the rise and spread of multi-drug resistant microbes. This has led to growing interest in developing new antimicrobial alternatives. It is now known that plant extracts, essential oils (EOs) and their derived compounds are active against a wide variety of microorganisms, and they have been used for hundreds of years to combat pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. All EOs are unstable, volatile compounds and are degradable (under heat, light, oxidation and volatilization). Nanotechnology can play an important role in the delivery of natural and synthetic agents. Nanobubbles/nanodroplets can, therefore, represent a useful tool for encapsulating active agents in order to increase their stability and improve their antimicrobial activity.
- essential oils
- plant extracts
- anti-infective agents
- antimicrobial activity
- nanoparticles
Dr. Narcisa Mandras
Dr. Antonia Nostro
Dr. Janira Roana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- essential oils
- plant extracts
- antimicrobial activity
- nanoparticles
- chitosan
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