Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative occurrences due to contamination
of the surgical wound or implanted medical devices with community or hospital-acquired …

Due to the plethora of pharmacological activities reported in the literature, Origanum vulgare
L. is a valuable aromatic plant for the medicine of the XXI century. Recent studies highlight …

Wound healing consists of several continuous phases involving various cells and chemical
intermediates. As a rich source of nutrition elements, honey has proved to have potential …

The strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) is a nutrient-rich fruit with high content of health-
beneficial compounds. However, strawberries are susceptible to mechanical damage and …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) mediated at the nanoscale has a unique advantage over
currently used cancer treatments, by being spatially highly specific and minimally invasive …

Background: Candida auris represents an emerging pathogen that results in nosocomial
infections and is considered a serious global health problem. The aim of this work was to …

The increased prevalence and incidence of fungal infections, of which Candida albicans
represents one of the most life-threatening organisms, is prompting the scientific community …

Biomedical implants, an essential part of the medical treatments, still suffer from bacterial
infections that hamper patients' recovery and lives. Antibiotics are widely used to cure those …

In nature, aquatic organisms such as barnacles (Cirripedia SPP.) and mussels (Mytilus
SPP.) exhibit extraordinary underwater adhesion. Based on this, in this paper, silk fibroin …

Biofilm formation is considered one of the primary virulence mechanisms in Gram-positive
and Gram-negative pathogenic species, particularly those responsible for chronic infections …