Antibacterial and Antiviral Functional Materials: Design Strategies, Classifications, Mechanisms, Advantages, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

A Modarresi Chahardehi, M Barati… - … Materials, Volume 1, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to the ongoing global epidemic caused by COVID-19, there is now a greater focus on
establishing best practices to control the transmission of microbes. The COVID-19 epidemic …

Surface design for antibacterial materials: from fundamentals to advanced strategies

W Li, ES Thian, M Wang, Z Wang, L Ren - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare‐acquired infections as well as increasing antimicrobial resistance have become
an urgent global challenge, thus smart alternative solutions are needed to tackle bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Biosafe sustainable antimicrobial encapsulation and coatings for targeted treatment and infections prevention: Preparation for another pandemic

Z Usmani, T Lukk, DK Mohanachandran… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
There has been a growing concern for safety and precautions in the wake of coronavirus
SARS-CoV2 pandemic also dubbed as COVID-19, which has caused a major impact at a …

Nanotechnology-based antimicrobial and antiviral surface coating strategies

P Erkoc, F Ulucan-Karnak - Prosthesis, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biocontamination of medical devices and implants is a growing issue that causes medical
complications and increased expenses. In the fight against biocontamination, developing …

[PDF][PDF] Nanotechnology-Based Antimicrobial and Antiviral Surface Coating Strategies. Prosthesis. 2021; 3: 25-52

P Erkoc, F Ulucan-Karnak - 2021 - academia.edu
Biocontamination of medical devices and implants is a growing issue that causes medical
complications and increased expenses. In the fight against biocontamination, developing …

Surface antimicrobial functionalization with polymers: Fabrication, mechanisms and applications

CG Wang, NEB Surat'man, JJQ Mah, C Qu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Undesirable adhesion of microbes such as bacteria, fungi and viruses onto surfaces affects
many industries such as marine, food, textile, and healthcare. In particular in healthcare and …

Novel Antibacterial Materials and Coatings—A Perspective by the Editors

H Haidari, K Vasilev - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fight between humans and bacteria has escalated to a new level. The past several
decades witnessed an alarming increase in the occurrence of bacterial infections on a …

Polymeric surfaces with biocidal action: challenges imposed by the SARS-CoV-2, technologies employed, and future perspectives

KC de Castro, JM Costa - Journal of Polymer Research, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that hygiene habits reduce the spread of the
SARS-CoV-2 virus on contaminated surfaces. In this context, compounds with biocidal …

[HTML][HTML] Design strategies for antiviral coatings and surfaces: A review

A Bregnocchi, R Jafari, G Momen - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The routine disinfection and sanitization of surfaces, objects, and textiles has become a time-
consuming but necessary task for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the …

[图书][B] Engineered Antimicrobial Surfaces

S Snigdha, S Thomas, EK Radhakrishnan, N Kalarikkal - 2020 - Springer
The alarming increase in incidences of resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics has
created a great demand for alternative modes of combating harmful microbes. This decade …