The coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced as a global pandemic by the
World Health Organization. Challenges arise concerning how to optimally support the …

Preservatives in multidose formulations of topical ophthalmic medications are crucial for
maintaining sterility but can be toxic to the ocular surface. Benzalkonium chloride (BAK) …

Shear‐thinning and self‐healing hydrogels are being investigated in various biomedical
applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering, and 3D bioprinting. Such hydrogels …

The human body is inhabited by a diverse microbial community that is collectively coined as
commensal microbiota. Recent research has greatly advanced our understanding of how …

Background Given the severe infection, poor prognosis, and the low number of available
effective drugs, potential prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19 need to be …

Infection with influenza can be aggravated by bacterial co-infections, which often results in
disease exacerbation. The effects of influenza infection on the upper respiratory tract (URT) …

Viral infections are influenced by various microorganisms in the environment surrounding
the target tissue, and the correlation between the type and balance of commensal microbiota …

The microbiota of the nasopharyngeal tract (NT) play a role in host immunity against
respiratory infectious diseases. However, scant information is available on interactions of …

All of humans and other mammalian species are colonized by some types of
microorganisms such as bacteria, archaea, unicellular eukaryotes like fungi and protozoa …

Background Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most abundant colonizers of healthy
human mucosa including that in the respiratory tract. As the respiratory microbiome has …