The Potential of Surface-Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptides for the Enhancement of Orthopaedic Medical Devices: A Review

Due to the well-known phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, there is a constant need for antibiotics with novel mechanisms and different targets respect to those currently in use. In this regard, the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) seem very promising by virtue of their bactericidal action, based on me...

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Main Authors: Barbara Skerlavaj, Gerard Boix-Lemonche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/2/211