Bacterial antibiotic resistance is becoming more widespread due to excessive use of
antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture. At the same time the development of new …

Biomaterial-associated infections occur on both permanent implants and temporary devices
for restoration or support of human functions. Despite increasing use of biomaterials in an …

Diabetic foot ulcers infected with antibiotic‐resistant bacteria form a severe complication of
diabetes. Antimicrobial‐loaded hydrogels are used as a dressing for infected wounds, but …

Many surgical procedures require the placement of an inert or tissue-derived implant deep
within the body cavity. While the majority of these implants do not become colonized by …

Colonization of bacteria around native host cells or polymeric implant surfaces results in a
dense growth on the surface, which leads to infection. The change of a bacterium from a …

A degradable, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA), gentamicin-loaded prophylactic coating
for hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated cementless hip prostheses is developed with similar …

Biomaterial-associated infections are a major cause of biomaterial implant failure. To
prevent the initial attachment of bacteria to the implant surface, researchers have …

Surfaces of implantable biomedical devices are increasingly engineered to promote their
interactions with tissue. However, surfaces that stimulate desirable mammalian cell …

Silver is an antimicrobial agent well known since antiquity. With the emergence of
multiresistant bacteria, it has come back into the focus of research, and ionic as well as nano …

Cascade-reaction chemistry can generate reactive-oxygen-species that can be used for the
eradication of infectious biofilms. However, suitable and sufficient oxygen sources are not …