Browsing by Author "Mechmechani, Samah"
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Enhanced antimicrobial, antibiofilm and ecotoxic activities of nanoencapsulated carvacrol and thymol as compared to their free counterparts
Jina, Yammine; Gharsallaoui, Adem; Fadel, Alexandre; Mechmechani, Samah; Karam, Layal; Ismail, Ali; Chihib, Nour-Eddine... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Essential oils active components emerged as captivating antimicrobials to control biofilms developed on food contact surfaces. Free and nanoencapsulated carvacrol (CAR) and thymol (THY) were assessed as antimicrobials ... -
Pepsin and Trypsin Treatment Combined with Carvacrol: An Efficient Strategy to Fight Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms
Mechmechani, Samah; Gharsallaoui, Adem; Karam, Layal; EL Omari, Khaled; Fadel, Alexandre; Hamze, Monzer; Chihib, Nour Eddine... more authors ... less authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Biofilms consist of microbial communities enclosed in a self-produced extracellular matrix which is mainly responsible of biofilm virulence. Targeting this matrix could be an effective strategy to control biofilms. In this ...