In this article we review some of the contemporary antimicrobial agents used in textiles,
including quaternary ammonium compounds, N-halamines, chitosan, polybiguanides …

CXCR4 is a G-protein-coupled receptor involved in a number of physiological processes in
the hematopoietic and immune systems. The SDF-1/CXCR4 axis is significantly associated …

Infected wounds are still one of the great challenges in medicine. In the last decade, it has
become increasingly clear that antimicrobial chemotherapy is limited by the spread of …

In the past two decades, the design and manufacture of nanostructured materials has been
of tremendous interest to the scientific community for their application in the biomedical field …

The marine applicability of adsorbents intended for recovering uranium from seawater is
crucial. For such applicability, the materials must exhibit anti-biofouling properties, seawater …

Biguanides are compounds in which two guanidine moieties are fused to form a highly
conjugated system. Biguanides are highly basic and hence they are available as salts …

Polihexanide is a broad-spectrum antiseptic with excellent tolerance and a low-risk profile.
The physicochemical action on the bacterial envelope prevents or impedes the development …

Polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride (PHMGH), an antimicrobial biocide of the
guanidine family, was tested for efficacy against quality-control strains of Staphylococcus …

Polyguanidine oligomers, particularly polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) oligomer, are
used extensively and safely as disinfectants and biocides. The antibacterial activity of PHMB …

The prevalence of chronic, non-healing skin wounds in the general population, most notably
diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers and pressure ulcers, is approximately 2% and is …