Silver and Silver Nanoparticles Jean-Yves Maillard Philippe Hartemann KEYWORDS: silver, nanoparticles, mechanisms, efficacy, toxicity, resistance Silver has been the most used metallic salt for its antimicrobial properties over centuries.1,2,3 There…
Peptides, Enzymes, and Bacteriophages Suzana Meira Ribeiro Osmar Nascimento Silva Bruna de Oliveira Costa Octávio Luiz Franco Resistance to anti-infective drugs is considered a worldwide threat.1 The ability to overcome…
Iodine and Iodine-Containing Compounds Paul L. Bigliardi Maren Eggers Marc Cataldo Ram Kapil Manjunath Shet Michael K. Pugsley Iodine, a nonmetallic, essential element discovered in 1812 by the French scientist…
Peroxygen Compounds John Matta Maruti Sinha Kris Murphy Suranjan Roychowdhury Research efforts in chemical disinfection and sterilization research and development have taken many turns over the years. Recent advances and…
Phenolic Compounds Sarah de Szalay John A. Diemer The first application of phenolic compounds as antimicrobial agents goes back as early as 1815 when coal tar was used as an…
Bromine and Bromine-Releasing Biocides Jonathan N. Howarth Michael S. Harvey Bromine disinfectant products have widespread commercial use. This chapter will be dedicated to those compounds that contain or release bromine…
Chlorine and Chlorine Compounds Nancy A. Falk Marisa Macnaughtan Atefeh Taheri William McCormick Although chlorine is one of the most widely distributed elements on earth, it is not found in…
Antimicrobial Dyes Mark Wainwright Man’s need to color his environment, and often himself, has been felt since prehistoric times, as might be seen in ancient cave paintings and the tradition,…
Essential Oils Katherine A. Hammer Christine F. Carson This chapter describes the use of essential oil products for antisepsis and disinfection. Essential oils are plant-derived, volatile, multicomponent liquids that are…
