Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 497 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 8808 g
Reihe: Springer Series on Biofilms
From Diagnosis to Treatment and Prevention
Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 497 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 8808 g
Reihe: Springer Series on Biofilms
ISBN: 978-3-642-53832-2
Verlag: Springer
Written by experts from around the globe, this book offers a valuable resource for medical professionals seeking to treat biofilm-related disease, academic and industry researchers interested in drug discovery and instructors who teach courses on microbial pathogenesis and medical microbiology.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Part I: Medical Biofilms.- Biofilms in Disease.- The Use of DNA Methods to Characterize Biofilm Infection.- Imaging Biofilms in Tissue Specimens.- Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Fungi and Their Significance in Biofilms.- Horizontal Gene Transfer in Planktonic and Biofilm Modes.- The Role of Quorum Sensing in Biofilm Development.- Part II: Strategies for Biofilm Control.- Current and Emergent Control Strategies for Medical Biofilms.- The Effect of Plasmids and Other Biomolecules on the Effectiveness of Antibiofilm Agents.- Antimicrobial Coatings to Prevent Biofilm Formation on Medical Devices.- Medicinal Plants and Phytocompounds: A Potential Source of Novel Antibiofilm Agents.- Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm Formation and Inhibition.- Novel Targets for Treatment Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms.- Inhibition of Fungal Biofilms.- Biofilm Control Strategies in Dental Health.- Inhibition of Polymicrobial Biofilms: Recent Trends.- Antibiofilm Strategies in the Food Industry.- Part III: The Future of Antibiofilm Agents.- Biofilm Inhibition by Nanoparticles.- Drug Delivery Systems That Eradicate and/or Prevent Biofilm Formation.- Eradication of Wound Biofilms by Electrical Stimulation.- The Effects of Photodynamic Therapy in Oral Biofilms.- Clinical and Regulatory Development of Antibiofilm Drugs: The Need, The Potential and The Challenges.