Antimicrobial polymers in the nano-world

M Álvarez-Paino, A Muñoz-Bonilla… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Infections are one of the main concerns of our era due to antibiotic-resistant infections and
the increasing costs in the health-care sector. Within this context, antimicrobial polymers …

Nanoparticle/biopolymer-based coatings for functionalization of textiles: recent developments (a minireview)

N Vrinceanu, S Bucur, CM Rimbu… - Textile Research …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This minireview presents recent developments in surface nano-structured textiles and their
biomedical applications by up-to-date achievements, summarizing the coatings made of …

Implication of nanotechnology to reduce the environmental risks of waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

GS El-Sayyad, D Elfadil, MS Gaballah, DM El-Sherif… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest global public health outbreak in the 21st century so
far. It has contributed to a significant increase in the generation of waste, particularly …

Antimicrobial polymeric composites in consumer goods and healthcare sector: A healthier way to prevent infection

M Choudhury, HS Bindra, K Singh… - Polymers for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric goods have been instrumental due to its versatility, properties like hygienic,
lightweight, flexible, and highly durable and hence it accounts for the largest usage of …

Biocide effect against SARS-CoV-2 and ESKAPE pathogens of a noncytotoxic silver–copper nanofilm

JM Bello-Lopez, P Silva-Bermudez, G Prado… - Biomedical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanometric materials with biocidal properties effective against severe acute respiratory
syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and pathogenic bacteria could be used to modify …

Antimicrobial materials with medical applications

CN Banti, SK Hadjikakou - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, entitled “Antimicrobial
Materials with Medical Applications”, covers a selection of recent research and review …

Development of biomaterial surfaces with and without microbial nanosegments

AA Alarfaj, HH Lee, MA Munusamy, QD Ling… - Journal of Polymer …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Infections by microorganisms are a major problem in public health throughout the world.
Artificial materials, including biomedical goods, inherently lack defense against microbial …

Opportunities for biomaterials to address the challenges of COVID‐19

D Chakhalian, RB Shultz, CE Miles… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has revealed major
shortcomings in our ability to mitigate transmission of infectious viral disease and provide …

Nanoscience-led antimicrobial surface engineering to prevent infections

M Zare, M Zare, JA Butler… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
One of the major complications associated with the implantation of biomedical devices
regardless of their function is biomaterial-associated infection. Infections are generally …

An imidazolium-based zwitterionic polymer for antiviral and antibacterial dual functional coatings

P Chen, J Lang, Y Zhou, A Khlyustova, Z Zhang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
To reduce the severe health risk and the huge economic impact associated with the fomite
transmission of SARS-CoV-2, an imidazolium-based zwitterionic polymer was designed …