Antimicrobial Peptide Screening for Designing Custom Bactericidal Hydrogels

• Main Authors: Matthias Recktenwald (Author), Muskanjot Kaur (Author), Mohammed M. Benmassaoud (Author), Aryanna Copling (Author), Tulika Khanna (Author), Michael Curry (Author), Dennise Cortes (Author), Gilbert Fleischer (Author), Valerie J. Carabetta (Author), Sebastián L. Vega (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>) is an opportunistic pathogen that lives on surfaces and skin and can cause serious infections inside the body. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune system and can eliminate pathogens, including bacteria an...