Bioactive Materials with Antimicrobial Properties 2.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 162
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer composites and nanocomposites; biopolymers; coatings; structure–property relationship; food packaging; biomedical engineering
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Interests: polymer synthesis; stimuli-responsive polymers; biocomposites; biomaterials; wound healing; bone regeneration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue “Bioactive Materials with Antimicrobial Properties”.
Antimicrobial property is an integral requirement for a wide range of applications, including wound dressing, food packaging, and textiles (such as medical, aerospace textiles, and textiles used in filtration). It is well known, in fact, that bacteria and other microorganisms are considered to be the main causative factors of many diseases, such as bone and joint infections and endodontic and skin diseases. Foodborne pathogens are considered one of the major causes of hospitalizations, illnesses, and deaths each year.
Prompted by the emergence of antibiotic- and antifungal-resistant microbes, there is an urgent request for new antimicrobial agents. A wide range of organic and inorganic antimicrobial agents have already been investigated and immobilized on host materials, including metals, plastics, and natural and human-made fabrics, with the objective to obtain effective, durable, and diverse antimicrobial properties (including fungi, algae, and bacteria). The antimicrobial agents can differ in their chemical structure, effectiveness, cost, and their influence on people and the environment.
This Special Issue seeks to collect contributions on bioactive materials possessing antimicrobial properties. The works can concern the synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents, their incorporation/immobilization in a host material, the preparation or synthesis of bioactive materials incorporating antimicrobial components, novel bulky material with antimicrobial properties, etc. There are no limits in terms of application (i.e., biomedical, food packaging, or aerospace, among others) nature (organic or inorganic), origin and dimension of the antimicrobial agent, material composition, type of host material (metal, plastic, or textile), or antimicrobial property (against bacteria, fungi, algae, etc.). Both original contributions and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Donatella Duraccio
Dr. Giovanna Gomez D’Ayala
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactivity
- biomedical application
- smart packaging
- aerospace
- textile
- antimicrobic activity
- antifungal activity
