Currently, infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria have reached critical levels. Thus, various approaches are being explored for the development of new and effective …
C Ergene, K Yasuhara, EF Palermo - Polymer Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, coupled with the decline in the number of new antibiotic drug approvals, has created a therapeutic gap that …
Y Yang, Z Cai, Z Huang, X Tang, X Zhang - Polymer Journal, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial cationic polymers mainly contain two functional components: the cationic groups and the hydrophobic groups. The antimicrobial activity is influenced by the type …
A Leitgeb, J Wappel, C Slugovc - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
This article features the current state of research in olefin metathesis polymerization techniques towards the synthesis of functional polymeric materials. Emphasis is laid on work …
Synthetic polymers have shown promise in combating multidrug‐resistant bacteria. However, the biological effects of sequence control in synthetic antimicrobial polymers are …
S Sutthasupa, M Shiotsuki, F Sanda - Polymer journal, 2010 - nature.com
This article reviews the development of catalysts for ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), synthesis of polymers bearing amino acids and peptides by ROMP of …
NK Brogden, KA Brogden - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2011 - Elsevier
The concept of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as potent pharmaceuticals is firmly established in the literature, and most research articles on this topic conclude by stating that …
Synthetic macromolecular antimicrobials have shown efficacy in the treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. These synthetic macromolecules, inspired by Nature's …
This critical review covers progress with synthetic transport systems, particularly ion channels and pores, between January 2006 and December 2009 in a comprehensive …