Nanoparticles-Based Antimicrobials
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Novel Antimicrobial Agents".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 58239
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanoparticle-based solutions; small molecule drug and gene therapy approaches; MDR-TB; MRSA
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2. National School of Professional Training, Volos, Greece
Interests: pharmaceutical nanotechnology; aliphatic polyesters; biopolymers; biodegradable polymers; nanotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobials in general, and their extended use in particular, which creates resistance, are presently one of the most serious battles we face worldwide. The ability of microorganisms to resist antimicrobial treatments has a direct impact on the level of public health and consequently carries a heavy economic burden. Nanotechnology provides an innovative tool to address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance. Nanovehicles which are able to shield antibiotics from enzyme deactivation and consequently increase the therapeutic effectiveness of the drug are introduced as a one novel approach.
The main objective of this Special Issue is to bring forward new attempts through the use of nanotechnology, and therefore new materials, in the detection and treatment of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic organisms, either by targeted delivery of the drug or through the use of specific functionalized nanoparticles as weapons of dealing with pathogens or targeting virulent factors.
Dr. Sofia A. PapadimitriouDr. Alan John Hibbitts
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Biopolymers
- Nanoparticles
- Drug Delivery
- Antimicrobials
- Targeted Delivery
- Antimicrobial Resistance
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