Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment mainly for cancer but also for bacterial
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …

While nature has optimized its antifouling strategies over millions of years, synthetic
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …

Engineering of self-disinfecting surfaces to constrain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is a
challenging task for the scientific community, because the human coronavirus spreads …

Microbes can influence the durability of civil engineering structures. Damage caused by
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …

Nearly a century has passed since the discovery of the first antibiotics. With each passing
decade, more bacterial strains developed resistance towards existing antibiotics. Alternative …

The marked increase in bacterial colonization of medical devices and multiple drug
resistance to traditional antibiotics underline the pressing need for developing novel …

Recently, synthesis and design of bioinspired nanostructured coated surfaces with
exceptional selective liquid repellency (superhydrophobicity) have been a fascinating area …

In this work, we demonstrate the grafting of thick poly ((2-dimethylamino) ethyl
methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) layer on PDMS via subsurface-initiated atom transfer radical …

Multifunctional nanogel coatings provide a promising antimicrobial strategy against
biomedical implant-associated infections. Nanogels can create a hydrated surface layer to …

Conspectus Self-disinfecting surfaces are a current pressing need for public health and
safety in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, where the keenly felt worldwide …