Sadaf Noor

Ms. Sadaf Noor


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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9 January 2025 in Microorganisms
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MHMuhammad Aamir Hassan
Muhammad Aamir Hassan
SNSadaf Noor
Sadaf Noor
JPJungmi Park
Jungmi Park
ANAhmed Nabawy
Ahmed Nabawy
MDMaitri Dedhiya
Maitri Dedhiya
Vincent M. RotelloVincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello
Fungal infections represent a significant global health challenge. Candida albicans is a particularly widespread pathogen, with both molecular and biofilm-based mechanisms making it resistant to or tolerant of available antifungal drugs. This study reports a combination therapy, active against C. albicans, utilizing terbinafine and essential oils incorporated into a gelatin-based nanoemulsion system (T-GNE). Eugenol and methyl eugenol/terbinafine T-GNEs had an additive efficacy, while carvacrol (CT-GNE) worked synergistically with terbinafine, providing effective antifungal treatment with minimal mammalian cell toxicity. Confocal microscopy demonstrated that CT-GNE penetrated the dense C. albicans biofilm and disrupted the fungal cell membrane. Overall, the combination of essential oils with terbinafine in GNE provided a promising treatment for fungal biofilms.