Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

The discovery of antibiotics has saved millions of lives, but the emergence of antibiotic‐
resistant bacteria has become another problem in modern medicine. To avoid or reduce the …

Currently, infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria have reached critical levels.
Thus, various approaches are being explored for the development of new and effective …

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 …

Drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria is a major global problem leading humanity towards
a pre-antibiotic era. Decline in the discovery of novel antibiotics and the lack of a resilient …

Synthetic polymers have been used as a molecular platform to develop host-defense
antimicrobial peptide (AMP) mimetics which are effective in killing drug-resistant bacteria. In …

In this study, we report the antimicrobial and hemolytic activities of ternary statistical
methacrylate copolymers consisting of cationic ammonium (amino-ethyl methacrylate …

Bacterial fouling on surfaces is considered a major problem in modern society. Conventional
methods to prevent biofilm formation often have little effect and may induce further …

Excessive use of antibiotics accelerates the development and spread of drug-resistant
strains, which is a huge challenge for the field of medical health worldwide. Quaternary …

Biomimetic antibacterial polymers, the functional mimics of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs),
targeting the bacterial cell membrane have been developed to combat the problem of …