Antimicrobial resistance is now considered a major global challenge; compromising medical
advancements and our ability to treat infectious disease. Increased antimicrobial resistance …

Conducting polymers, mainly polyaniline (PANI) and polypyrrole (PPY) with positive charges
bind to the negatively charged bacterial membrane to interfere with bacterial activities. After …

Infectious diseases kill over 17 million people a year, among which bacterial infections stand
out. From all the bacterial infections, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, meningitis, pneumonia, sexual …

Covering: 2012 to 2014. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2012, 29, 1382 The present
review discusses the isolation, structure determination, synthesis, biosynthesis and …

The increasing number of infections caused by multi-drug resistance (MDR) bacteria is an
omen of a new global challenge. As one of the countermeasures under development …

In recent years, substantial advances have been achieved in the design and synthesis of
nonviral gene vectors. However, lack of effective and biocompatible vectors still remains a …

Polymers containing quaternary ammonium cations (QUATS) are well-known antimicrobial
and disinfectant agents. Mono-and bis-heterocyclic methacrylate monomers (MTAs) and …

Amoxicillin is a traditional antibiotic used to treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). However, the
clinical applicability was limited by low local concentrations of amoxicillin that are reached at …

Two series of antimicrobial polymethacrylates (PMTAs) bearing mono and bis-cationic
quaternary ammonium cations (QUATs) were prepared by controlled N-alkylation of 1, 3 …

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a major public health problem and there is an urgent
need to find new antimicrobial materials to circumvent the development of resistant …