Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

Preface

1. Polymer Macromolecules to Polymeric Nanostructures: Efficient antibacterial candidates

J. Lakshmi Praba¹*, Rupesh N. Prabhu¹ and V. Sivasankar^2,3

¹ Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli 620017, Tamil Nadu, India

²Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan

*Corresponding author email: lakshmiprabhachem@gmail.com

2. Algal Nanoparticles - Boon for antimicrobial therapeutic applications

M. Prabhakaran¹ and V. Sivasankar^2,3

¹PG and Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa's College, Tamil Nadu, India

²Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan

*Corresponding author email: sivshri.20@gmail.com

3. Green and bio-mechanochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity

Zdenka Bedlovičov?sup>1*, Matej Bal嫙², M嫫ia Kov?#269;ov?sup>2, Ľudmila Bal嫙ov?sup>3, and Aneta Salayov?sup>1

¹Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komensk嶭o 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovakia

²Department of Mechanochemistry, Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 040 01, Kosice, Slovakia

³Ľudmila Bal嫙ov? Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komensk嶭o 73, 041 81, Kosice, Slovakia

*Corresponding author email: zdenka.bedlovicova@uvlf.sk; zdenka.bedlovicova@gmail.com

4. Novel antimicrobial compounds from indigenous plants and microbes - an imminent resource

Deepika Jothinathan¹*, Prabhakaran Mylsamy², Kiyoshi Omine³

¹Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

²PG & Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai 600030, Tamil Nadu, India

³Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan

*Corresponding author email: jdeepika@cutn.ac.in

5. Antimicrobial properties of prodigionins from bacteria

Melissa Marlene RODRIGUEZ-DELGADO, Patricia HERNANDEZ-VELASCO, Francisco Guadalupe AVALOS-ALANIS, Juan Francisco VILLARREAL-CHIU*

*Corresponding author email: juan.villarrealch@uanl.edu.mx

6. Immobilized systems based on secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms - towards antimicrobial applications

Irene MORALES-ATILANO, Juan Francisco VILLARREAL-CHIU, Melissa Marlene RODRIGUEZ-DELGADO*

Universidad Aut鏮oma de Nuevo Le鏮, Facultad de Ciencias Qu璥icas. Av. Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicol嫳 de los Garza, Nuevo Le鏮, M憖ico. 66455

*Corresponding author email: melissa.rodriguezdl@uanl.edu.mx

7. Nanomaterials: Therapeutic agent for antimicrobial therapy

Kartick Chandra Majhi, P