Los pilararenos catiónicos inhiben potentemente la formación de biopelículas sin afectar el crecimiento y la

Roymon Joseph1, Alissa Naugolny1, Mark Feldman1

  • 1School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.

Resumen

Las nuevas pilararenas catiónicas previenen eficazmente la formación de biopelículas bacterianas sin matarlas. Estos compuestos son prometedores para aplicaciones médicas, ofreciendo un nuevo enfoque para combatir las infecciones persistentes de biofilm.

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