Given their unique characteristics and properties, Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanomaterials and
nanocomposites have been used in diverse advanced catalytic technologies and in the field …

Antibacterial materials that prevent bacterial infections and mitigate bacterial virulence have
attracted great scientific interests. In recent decades, the bactericidal polymers have been …

Tissue engineering applications commonly encompass the use of three-dimensional (3D)
scaffolds to provide a suitable microenvironment for the incorporation of cells or growth …

Coatings tailored to corrosion protection of metallic substrates are of the utmost relevance to
ensure reliability and long-term performance of coated parts as well as the product value of …

Increased use of reconstruction procedures in orthopedics, due to trauma, tumor, deformity,
degeneration and an aging population, has caused a blossom, not only in surgical …

Bone tissue engineering has emerged as one of the most indispensable approaches to
address bone trauma in the past few decades. This approach offers an efficient and a risk …

The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …

Bacterial attachment and the subsequent formation of biofilm on surfaces of synthetic
materials pose a serious problem in both human healthcare and industrial applications. In …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received much attention worldwide as they possess unique
properties like varied morphology, large surface area to volume ratio, potent antibacterial …

Calcium phosphates (CaPs) are the most widely used bone substitutes in bone tissue
engineering due to their compositional similarities to bone mineral and excellent …