Recently, the upsurge in hospital-acquired diseases has put global health at risk.
Biomedical implants being the primary source of contamination, the development of …

With the rapid spreading of resistance among common bacterial pathogens, bacterial
infections, especially antibiotic‐resistant bacterial infections, have drawn much attention …

Bacterial biofilms are involved in most device-associated infections and remain a challenge
for modern medicine. One major approach to addressing this problem is to prevent the …

Despite intensive and considerable research achievements by material scientists and
biologists, the problems of infections related to medical devices and implants remain knotty …

Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Microbial colonization on various surfaces is a serious problem. Biofilms from these
microbes pose serious health and economic threats. In addition, the recent global pandemic …

This review discusses topics relevant to the development of antimicrobial nanocoatings and
nanoscale surface modifications for medical and dental applications. Nanomaterials have …

Microbial biofilms on biomaterial implants or devices are hard to eliminate by antibiotics due
to their protection by exopolymeric substances that embed the organisms in a matrix …

Bacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In spite of
great advances in biomaterials research and development, a significant proportion of …

Biofilm is a spatially organized community formed by the accumulation of both
microorganisms and their secretions, leading to persistent and chronic infections because of …