Pathogenic microorganisms are considered to a major threat to human health, impinging on
multiple sectors including hospitals, dentistry, food storage and packaging, and water …

Bleeding caused by trauma or surgery is a serious health problem, and uncontrollable
bleeding can result in death. Therefore, developing safe, effective, and convenient …

Innovative approaches to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are
urgently required. Here, we describe the discovery of an acrylate copolymer capable of …

The growing number of patient morbidity related to nosocomial infections has placed an
importance on the development of new antibacterial coatings for medical devices. Here, we …

Antimicrobial surfaces and coatings are rapidly emerging as primary components in
functional modification of materials and play an important role in addressing the problems …

Fungi have major, negative socioeconomic impacts, but control with bioactive agents is
increasingly restricted, while resistance is growing. Here, we describe an alternative fungal …

Amphiphilic copolymers (AP) represent a class of novel antibiofouling materials whose
chemistry and composition can be tuned to optimize their performance. However, the …

Infections caused by bacteria and biofilms on the surfaces of biomedical devices and
implants pose serious threats to public health. Herein, a nitric oxide (NO) gas-releasing …

Real time monitoring of bacterial attachment to medical devices provides opportunities to
detect early biofilm formation and instigate appropriate interventions before infection …

Biomedical devices are indispensable in modern medicine yet offer surfaces that promote
bacterial attachment and biofilm formation, resulting in acute and chronic healthcare …