Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Antibacterial"
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Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer-mediated synthesis and stabilization of silver sulfonamide nanoparticles with increased antibacterial activity
(Elsevier, 2013)Silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) is a topical antibiotic with limited aqueous solubility. In this study, it was shown that poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimer complexes with SD (SDZ) and silver (Ag) could be used for a bottom-up ... -
The potential use of natural and structural analogues of antimicrobial peptides in the fight against neglected tropical diseases + Erratum
(MDPI, 2015)Recently, research into the development of new antimicrobial agents has been driven by the increase in resistance to traditional antibiotics and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising ... -
An update on derivatisation and repurposing of clinical nitrofuran drugs
(Elsevier, 2019)5-nitrofurans (NFs) have been in clinical use for over 60 years. These affordable drugs are used for the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from urinary tract infections to cancer. The anti-pathogenic effect ...