Bioactive Polymer Materials with Antibacterial Properties, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 184
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive materials; nanoparticles; multidrug-resistant microorganisms
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Interests: antimicrobial agents; nanomaterials; food safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue entitled “Bioactive Materials with Antibacterial Properties” is devoted to the dissemination of high-quality original research articles or comprehensive reviews. Bioactive materials have a wide range of applications. Bioactive materials with antibacterial properties have attracted significant medical interest. Antibacterial bioactive materials can be obtained from nature or they can be synthesized in different ways. They can be prepared by the simple combination of antibacterial substances with materials such as metals or polymers. The delivery of these bioactive materials kills pathogenic bacteria. Due to the uncontrolled, immoderate and multiple uses of antibiotics and chemotherapeutics, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is a serious threat to the world population. The development of a new antibacterial agent is the decisive solution for this issue. Therefore, bioactive materials with antibacterial properties could be promising agents to control these MDR bacteria.
We would like to invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue. Research topics of interest cover (but are not limited to) one or several of the following topics: synthesis/biosynthesis of different bioactive materials; natural compounds with antibacterial properties; synthesis of various nanoparticles with antibacterial properties; anti-biofilm activity; mode of action; mechanisms of antibacterial activity.
Dr. Md. Amdadul Huq
Dr. Shahina Akter
Dr. Md. Ashrafudoulla
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive materials
- antibacterial properties
- nanoparticles
- anti-biofilm activity
- mechanisms of antibacterial activity
