Orthopedic implants are increasing in global prevalence, with hundreds of thousands of
operations performed annually. However, a significant proportion of these operations …

Plasma polymerisation is a technologically important surface engineering process capable
of depositing ultra-thin functionalised films for a variety of purposes. It has many advantages …

Osteoimmunomodulation has informed the importance of modulating a favorable
osteoimmune environment for successful materials-mediated bone regeneration …

The nature of the protein corona forming on biomaterial surfaces can affect the performance
of implanted devices. This study investigated the role of surface chemistry and wettability on …

Infections arising from bacterial adhesion and colonization on medical device surfaces are a
significant healthcare problem. Silver based antibacterial coatings have attracted a great …

This feature article begins by outlining the problem of infection and its implication on
healthcare. The initial introductory section is followed by a description of the four distinct …

Tuning the material properties in order to control the cellular behavior is an important issue
in tissue engineering. It is now well-established that the surface chemistry can affect cell …

Synthetic materials employed for enhancing, replacing, or restoring biological functionality
may be compromised by the host immune responses that they evoke. Surface modification …

Plasma polymers are unconventional organic thin films which only partially share the
properties traditionally attributed to polymeric materials. For instance, they do not consist of …

The wetting of a material can be tuned by changing the roughness on its surface. Recent
advances in the field of nanotechnology open exciting opportunities to control macroscopic …