Hydrogels are essential biomaterials due to their favorable biocompatibility, mechanical
properties similar to human soft tissue extracellular matrix, and tissue repair properties. In …

Owing to the increase in multidrug‐resistant bacterial isolates in hospitals globally and the
lack of truly effective antimicrobial agents, antibiotic resistant bacterial infections have …

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the discovery of antibiotics held substantial promise for the
treatment of bacterial infection, and it was also widely used in food, agriculture, and other …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) hold promise as alternatives to traditional antibiotics for
preventing and treating multidrug-resistant infections. Although they have potent …

The treatment of infected bone defects is a major clinical challenge, which requires the
development of scaffolds to simultaneously eliminate infection and provide a suitable …

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an ancient and dynamic issue that has brought a
situation reminiscent of the pre-antibiotic era to the limelight. Currently, antibiotic resistance …

Healing of infected wounds has always been a challenge in clinical care. There is an urgent
need to develop an effective and economical wound dressing combining antimicrobial …

Membrane-disruptive peptides/peptidomimetics (MDPs) are antimicrobials or
anticarcinogens that present a general killing mechanism through the physical disruption of …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health issue and a potential risk for society. Antibiotics
administered through conventional formulations are devoid of targeting effect and often …

In recent years, the antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria has become an increasing
public health threat. Finding alternatives to antibiotics may be an effective solution to the …