Antimicrobial polymer nanostructures: Synthetic route, mechanism of action and perspective

J Song, J Jang - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2014 - Elsevier
Protection against bacterial infections is an important research field in modern society.
Antimicrobial polymers have received considerable attention as next-generation biocides …

The roadmap of antimicrobial polymeric materials in macromolecular nanotechnology

A Muñoz-Bonilla, M Fernández-García - European Polymer Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial strategies combining polymer science and nanotechnology have attracted
tremendous interest in the last decade because of their great potential in many applications …

Design of nanoengineered antibacterial polymers for biomedical applications

Q Borjihan, A Dong - Biomaterials science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Pathogenic bacteria have become global threats to public health. Since the advent of
antibiotics about 100 years ago, their use has been embraced with great enthusiasm …

Antimicrobial polymers in the nano-world

M Álvarez-Paino, A Muñoz-Bonilla… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Infections are one of the main concerns of our era due to antibiotic-resistant infections and
the increasing costs in the health-care sector. Within this context, antimicrobial polymers …

Antibacterial polymeric nanostructures for biomedical applications

J Chen, F Wang, Q Liu, J Du - Chemical communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The high incidence of bacterial infection and the growing resistance of bacteria to
conventional antibiotics have resulted in the strong need for the development of new …

Morphologic design of nanostructures for enhanced antimicrobial activity

FAZ Sayed, NG Eissa, Y Shen, DA Hunstad… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Despite significant progress in synthetic polymer chemistry and in control over tuning the
structures and morphologies of nanoparticles, studies on morphologic design of …

Biomimetic antimicrobial polymers—Design, characterization, antimicrobial, and novel applications

H Takahashi, I Sovadinova, K Yasuhara… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic antimicrobial polymers have been an area of great interest as the need for novel
antimicrobial compounds grows due to the development of resistance. These polymers were …

Versatile polymer-based strategies for antibacterial drug delivery systems and antibacterial coatings

K You, B Gao, M Wang, X Wang, KC Okoro… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Human health damage and economic losses due to bacterial infections are very serious
issues worldwide. Excessive use of antibiotics has caused an increase in bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial polymers in solution and on surfaces: overview and functional principles

F Siedenbiedel, JC Tiller - Polymers, 2012 - mdpi.com
The control of microbial infections is a very important issue in modern society. In general
there are two ways to stop microbes from infecting humans or deteriorating materials …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials derived from natural products—A review

J Wang, W Vermerris - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
Modern medicine has relied heavily on the availability of effective antibiotics to manage
infections and enable invasive surgery. With the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria …