Featured Reviews in Antimicrobial Materials

A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces".

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Department of Chemistry, University of Catania, Via Andrea Doria, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: organic chemistry; synthesis; drug delivery; coniugates; hallosyte nanotubes; carrier systems; nanomaterials; biocompatible materials
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Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Interests: clay minerals; halloysite nanotubes; surface modification
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Dear Colleagues,

Bacterial infections are still a major cause of mortality in the world. Biofilms are agglomerates of microorganisms that stay attached to a substrate in an irreversible manner. Currently, one of the main goals of the World Health Organization is addressed to combat microbial resistance that represents a serious problem facing the world. Up to now, to neutralize antimicrobial resistance, different systems have been developed as alternatives to common employed antibiotics.

The design and development of antimicrobial materials are a challenge in several fields.

This Special Issue of Antibiotics in the section “Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces” covers a selection of reviews in the field of antimicrobial materials. All manuscripts submitted for the Special Issue may cover, but are not limited to, the synthesis of new antimicrobial materials for the delivery of antimicrobial agents, dealing with their biological properties for applications in healthcare, packaging, the environment, etc.

Mini-reviews and featured articles presenting an overview of the state of the art with projections on future perspectives and trends in this domain will also be considered.

Dr. Serena Riela
Dr. Marina Massaro
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing with Raman Biosensing
by Andrei Novikov, Adeliya Sayfutdinova, Ekaterina Botchkova, Dmitry Kopitsyn and Rawil Fakhrullin
Antibiotics 2022, 11(12), 1812; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11121812 - 14 Dec 2022
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Antibiotics guard us against bacterial infections and are among the most commonly used medicines. The immediate consequence of their large-scale production and prescription is the development of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, rapid detection of antibiotic susceptibility is required for efficient antimicrobial therapy. One of [...] Read more.
Antibiotics guard us against bacterial infections and are among the most commonly used medicines. The immediate consequence of their large-scale production and prescription is the development of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, rapid detection of antibiotic susceptibility is required for efficient antimicrobial therapy. One of the promising methods for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing is Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy combines fast and contactless acquisition of spectra with good selectivity towards bacterial cells. The antibiotic-induced changes in bacterial cell physiology are detected as distinct features in Raman spectra and can be associated with antibiotic susceptibility. Therefore, the Raman-based approach may be beneficial in designing therapy against multidrug-resistant infections. The surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS) additionally provide excellent sensitivity. In this review, we present an analysis of the Raman spectroscopy–based optical biosensing approaches aimed at antibiotic susceptibility testing. Full article
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Antimicrobial Nanomaterials Based on Halloysite Clay Mineral: Research Advances and Outlook
by Marina Massaro, Rebecca Ciani, Giuseppe Cinà, Carmelo Giuseppe Colletti, Federica Leone and Serena Riela
Antibiotics 2022, 11(12), 1761; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11121761 - 06 Dec 2022
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Bacterial infections represent one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. Therefore, over the years, several nanomaterials with antibacterial properties have been developed. In this context, clay minerals, because of their intrinsic properties, have been efficiently used as antimicrobial agents since ancient times. [...] Read more.
Bacterial infections represent one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. Therefore, over the years, several nanomaterials with antibacterial properties have been developed. In this context, clay minerals, because of their intrinsic properties, have been efficiently used as antimicrobial agents since ancient times. Halloysite nanotubes are one of the emerging nanomaterials that have found application as antimicrobial agents in several fields. In this review, we summarize some examples of the use of pristine and modified halloysite nanotubes as antimicrobial agents, scaffolds for wound healing and orthopedic implants, fillers for active food packaging, and carriers for pesticides in food pest control. Full article
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