Polymers as advanced antibacterial and antibiofilm agents for direct and combination therapies

• Main Authors: Si, Zhangyong, Zheng, Wenbin, Prananty, Dicky, Li, Jianghua, Koh, Chong Hui, Kang, En-Tang, Pethe, Kevin, Chan-Park, Mary B.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture; Polymers; Antibacterial
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154384
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The growing prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a critical threat to global health. Conventional antibiotics still play a crucial role in treating bacterial infections, but the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant micro-organisms are rapidly eroding their us...