LEADER 04217nam 2200937z- 450 001 9910566470003321 005 20231214133351.0 035 $a(CKB)5680000000037680 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/81212 035 $a(EXLCZ)995680000000037680 100 $a20202205d2022 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFunctional Polymers as Innovative Tools in the Delivery of Antimicrobial Agents 210 $aBasel$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2022 215 $a1 electronic resource (222 p.) 311 $a3-0365-3621-3 311 $a3-0365-3622-1 330 $aThis Special Issue explored different topics concerning recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of suitable innovative macromolecular systems, proposed as carriers of specific antimicrobial molecules, to be employed in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Many infectious diseases are induced by omnipresent micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and algae, and, consequently, are very common, accounting for a significant share of the global disease burden. Unfortunately, antimicrobial resistance, adverse effects, and the high cost of antimicrobials are crucial health challenges worldwide. One of the common efforts in addressing this issue lies in improving the existing antimicrobial delivery systems. In this regard, nanoparticles as well as three-dimensional hydrophilic systems represent valuable tools able to ensure excellent performances. Biocompatible polymeric particles, entrapping these bioactive molecules, are capable of releasing them over a desired period of time, thereby decreasing the frequency of their administration. At the same time, these systems are able to protect antimicrobial drugs from degradation, enhancing their bioavailability. This Special Issue serves to highlight and capture the contemporary progress recorded in this field. 606 $aResearch & information: general$2bicssc 610 $afilm nanocomposite 610 $aessential oil 610 $asupercritical CO2 610 $along-term package 610 $ahybrid nanoparticles 610 $abiocompatible polymer 610 $aantimicrobial amphiphiles 610 $adynamic light scattering 610 $ascanning electron microscopy 610 $acell viability from counting of colony-forming unities 610 $aantimicrobial activity of nanoparticles 610 $aEscherichia coli 610 $aStaphylococcus aureus 610 $aCandida albicans 610 $ahydrogel 610 $apolyvinyl alcohol 610 $aaliphatic dicarboxylic acids 610 $asustained release 610 $alinezolid 610 $aequilibrium swelling ratio 610 $aaccumulative release 610 $athermogravimetric analysis 610 $agram-negative bacteria 610 $amultidrug resistance 610 $apolymer therapeutics 610 $acolistin 610 $apolymyxin B 610 $ananoliposomes 610 $aMDR-Bacteria 610 $achitosan 610 $ananotechnologies 610 $aplant extracts 610 $aagro-food-wastes 610 $aantimicrobial agents 610 $apolymeric nanocarriers 610 $amixed polymeric micelles 610 $adrug delivery 610 $aantibiotics 610 $aPluronic F127 610 $aantimicrobial agent 610 $apolymeric nanomaterial 610 $aself-assembly 610 $aantimicrobial peptide 610 $asilver nanoparticle 610 $aanti-biofilm 610 $awound healing 610 $abromelain 610 $anisin 610 $abioactivity 610 $abiomedicine 610 $acarrier 615 7$aResearch & information: general 700 $aSpizzirri$b Umile Gianfranco$4edt$01280433 702 $aSpizzirri$b Umile Gianfranco$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910566470003321 996 $aFunctional Polymers as Innovative Tools in the Delivery of Antimicrobial Agents$93016944 997 $aUNINA