Isolation and Utilization of Essential Oils: As Antimicrobials and Boosters of Antimicrobial Drug Activity

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; ageing; antibacterial; antifungal; antifungal activity; antimicrobial; antimicrobial activity; antimicrobial resistance; Apiaceae; bacterial biofilm; biofilm; chemical profile; Chios mastic; chitosan; coating; combination therapy; common juniper; coumarins; Croton cajucara; essential oil; essential oils; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; GC-MS; HPTLC; immortelle; lavender essential oil; liposomes; mechanism; medical devices; n/a; nanoemulsion; nanoencapsulation; nontuberculous mycobacteria; Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia; polyelectrolyte; stainless steel; synergy; volatiles; α-pinene; β-myrcene
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036539997; 9783036540009; books978-3-0365-4000-9
• Access: Open Access

The main focus of this thematic collection is on the antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their combinations with conventional antimicrobial drugs, including the eradication of the existing biofilms, the explanation of the mechanisms underlying antimicrobial activity, and the preparation of stable formulations with essential oils, which boost their antimicrobial activity and provide greater stability. These issues are addressed in four research papers and three reviews, which present novel advances in the development and application of essential oils as antimicrobial agents via combinatorial and nano-based approaches.