Table of Contents

Essential oils for treatment of different microbial diseases. Essential oils with antimicrobial properties formulated in lipid nanoparticles – review of the state of the art. Antimicrobial activities of plant essential oils and their components against antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant foodborne pathogens. Essential oils constituted by prop-1(2)-enylbenzene derivatives used for treatment of microbial infections. Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of essential oils and their components including modes of action. Role of essential oils for the cure of human pathogenic fungal infections. Essential oils against microbial resistance mechanisms, challenges and applications in drug discovery. Essential oils and nanoemulsions: Alternative tool to biofilm eradication. Nano-Ag particles and pathogenic microorganisms: Antimicrobial mechanism and its application. Nanotechnology for treatment of different microbial diseases. Nanoparticles as therapeutic agent for treatment of bacterial infections. Anti-adhesion coating with natural products: When the nanotechnology meet the antimicrobial prevention. Nanotechnologies for the delivery of water-insoluble drugs. Potential of oils in development of nanostructured lipid carriers. Essential oil-based nanomedicines against trypanosomatides. Combining inorganic antibacterial nanophases and essential oils: Recent findings and prospects. Antimicrobial activity testing. Antimicrobial activity testing techniques.

About the Author

Dr. Mahendra Rai is employed in the Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, at the Institute of Chemistry, University Campinas.

Professor Susana Zacchino is employed in the Pharmacognosy Area of the School of Pharmaceutical and Biochemical Sciences at the National University of Rosario.

Dr. Marcos Derita is employed in the area Cultivos Intensivos, at the Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral and Area Farmacognosia at the Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario.