The ability to obtain a molecular-level understanding of the chemistry that takes place at
liquid/solid interfaces is key to the development and improvement of many chemical and …

The ability to evaluate structural–functional relationships in real time has allowed scanning
probe microscopy (SPM) to assume a prominent role in post genomic biological research. In …

Berberine is widely used in traditional Iranian medicine to treat diabetes and inflammatory
conditions. This study was aimed at developing a method for the preparation of Berberine …

Despite growing attention to environmental pollution by microplastics (MP), the effects of MP
aging on bacterial horizontal gene transfer (HGT) have not been systematically investigated …

Atomic force microscopy is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that
allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented …

Chitosan has been reported to be a non-toxic, biodegradable antibacterial agent. The aim of
this work was to elucidate the relationship between the molecular weight of chitosan and its …

Microorganisms have long been known to develop resistance to metal ions either by
sequestering metals inside the cell or by effluxing them into the extracellular media. Here we …

Bacterial adhesion onto mineral surfaces and subsequent biofilm formation play key roles in
aggregate stability, mineral weathering and the fate of contaminants in soils. However, the …

The approach of combining different mechanisms of antibacterial action by designing hybrid
nanomaterials provides a new paradigm in the fight against resistant bacteria. Here, we …

All Gram-negative bacteria studied to date have been shown to produce outer membrane
vesicles (OMVs), which are budded, released spheres of outer membrane with periplasmic …