The growing increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to the search for new
antibacterial agents capable of overcoming the resistance problem. In recent years …

Recently, the development of polydopamine (PDA) has demonstrated numerous excellent
performances in free radical scavenging, UV shielding, photothermal conversion, and …

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

The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

With the recent progress in nanotechnology and material engineering, nano-based coatings
have become multifunctional, smarter, efficient, versatile and durable. Superhydrophobic …

Copper has been used as an antimicrobial agent long time ago. Nowadays, copper-
containing nanoparticles (NPs) with antimicrobial properties have been widely used in all …

Surface contamination by microbes leads to several detrimental consequences like hospital-
and device-associated infections. One measure to inhibit surface contamination is to confer …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) offer great promise in a variety of gas-and liquid-phase
separations. However, the excellent performance on the lab scale hardly translates into pilot …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated medical cotton gauze (CG) is a promising
antibacterial wound dressing designed to prevent bacterial infection and promote the wound …

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