Editorial: Nanotechnology for Antimicrobials
Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi, Gerson Nakazato
Abstract
Nanotechnology has presented many advantages and benefits in science and industrial process. Nanoparticles have special characteristics that optimize the biological, physical, and chemistry properties being studied for many aims. The use of nanoparticles resulted in great evidences in Microbiology including antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, virus, and protozoa. In this Research Topic, different nanoparticles and their strategies showed efficient antimicrobial effects with potential applications to control infections and biological contaminations. All articles showed the antimicrobial activity of these nanoparticles, direct or indirectly, against pathogenic microorganisms that cause severe infections, including those multidrug-resistant to the conventional antimicrobials.