Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1.Natural Products for Biofilm Control: Action Mechanisms and Innovative Proposals
Gustavo Ramos Salles Ferreira and Thiago Henrique NapoleĂŁo
Departamento de BioquĂmica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Chapter 2.An Understanding of Antibiofilm Activity
Nazish Mazhar Ali1, Bushra Mazhar1, Maza Rehman1, Sikander Ali2, and Iram Liaqat1
1Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
2Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Chapter 3.Perspectives on Current Information and Future Potential for Antibiofilm Approaches in Health Care Systems
Aisha Waheed Qurashi1, Sumaira Mazhar1, Beenish Sarfaraz1, Nauman Aftab3, and Iram Liaqat2
1Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
2Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
3Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Chapter 4.Major Physical Strategies for Controlling Biofilm Formation
Beenish Sarfraz1, Aisha Waheed Qurashi1, Sumaira Mazhar1, Aisha Sultan2, and Iram Liaqat3
1Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
2Punjab Rangers Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Chapter 5.Emerging Trends in Antibiofilm Approaches: A Review
Noor Muhammad and Iram Liaqat
Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Chapter 6.Insect-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides: A Novel Strategy for Biofilm Inhibition
Waiza Ansar and Iram Liaqat
Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Chapter 7.The Use of Nanotechnology as an Effective Antibiofilm Approach: A Review
Faiza Bashir and Iram Liaqat
Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Chapter 8. Chemical Strategies for Combating Microbial Biofilms
Sumaira Mazhar1, Aisha Waheed Qurashi1, Sikander Ali2, Nauman Aftab2, and Iram Liaqat3
1Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
2Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Index
Editor’s ORCID iD
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