Cationic surfactants: A review

RA Gonçalves, K Holmberg, B Lindman - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Cationic surfactants have gained significant interest since their introduction. Their properties
and adsorption behavior onto different surfaces have driven the development of a plethora …

Antimicrobial ionic liquid‐based materials for biomedical applications

N Nikfarjam, M Ghomi, T Agarwal… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive and unwarranted administration of antibiotics has invigorated the evolution of
multidrug‐resistant microbes. There is, therefore, an urgent need for advanced active …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): antibiotic-resistance and the biofilm phenotype

KM Craft, JM Nguyen, LJ Berg, SD Townsend - MedChemComm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an asymptomatic colonizer of 30% of all human
beings. While generally benign, antibiotic resistance contributes to the success of S. aureus …

[HTML][HTML] Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) and ionic liquids (ILs) as biocides: From simple antiseptics to tunable antimicrobials

AN Vereshchagin, NA Frolov, KS Egorova… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) belong to a well-known class of cationic
biocides with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. They are used as essential …

Biodegradable cationic and ionizable cationic lipids: a roadmap for safer pharmaceutical excipients

AM Jörgensen, R Wibel, A Bernkop‐Schnürch - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cationic and ionizable cationic lipids are broadly applied as auxiliary agents, but their use is
associated with adverse effects. If these excipients are rapidly degraded to endogenously …

[HTML][HTML] Biological activity of quaternary ammonium salts and their derivatives

D Kwaśniewska, YL Chen, D Wieczorek - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Besides their positive role, microorganisms are related to a number of undesirable effects,
including many diseases, biodeterioration and food spoilage, so when their presence is …

Quaternary ammonium compounds: an antimicrobial mainstay and platform for innovation to address bacterial resistance

MC Jennings, KPC Minbiole… - ACS infectious diseases, 2015 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) have represented one of the most visible and
effective classes of disinfectants for nearly a century. With simple preparation, wide structural …

Antimicrobial activity of quaternary ammonium salts: Structure-activity relationship

MN Nadagouda, P Vijayasarathy, A Sin, H Nam… - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Compounds with antimicrobial activity have gained much attention in research due to the
outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Quaternary ammonium salts (QASs) are …

Structure–activity relationship of cationic surfactants as antimicrobial agents

C Zhou, Y Wang - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Cationic surfactants are widely used as antimicrobial agents in various fields. However, the
widespread use of cationic surfactants has caused huge accumulation in environment …

Current promising strategies against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

J Ye, X Chen - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) are one of the major global health
challenges of our time. In addition to develo** new antibiotics to combat ARB, sensitizing …