Bragadish D. Iyer

Antimicrobial peptides and enzymes: synergistic mechanisms and strategies for disrupting biofilm-associated infections

Medical biofilms are a significant problem in chronic diseases like diabetic ulcers that do not heal, infections of medical devices and CF. The extracellular polymeric matrix is a barrier to antibiotic penetration. In search of an alternative, approaches based on antimicrobial pe...