Biofunctionalized 3D printed structures for biomedical applications: A critical review of recent advances and future prospects

O Lotz, DR McKenzie, MM Bilek, B Akhavan - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the greatest trends currently revolutionizing healthcare is the introduction of
advanced additive manufacturing techniques, also known as 3D printing, for personalized …

Plasma polymerization for biomedical applications: A review

BR Coad, P Favia, K Vasilev… - Plasma Processes and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma polymers have long been of interest as thin film coatings on biomedical devices and
products, to generate desirable surface properties for favorable bio‐interfacial interactions …

Combatting fungal infections: advances in antifungal polymeric nanomaterials

S Schaefer, N Corrigan, S Brunke… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fungal pathogens cause over 6.5 million life-threatening systemic infections annually, with
mortality rates ranging from 20 to 95%, even with medical intervention. The World Health …

Plasma activated coatings with dual action against fungi and bacteria

B Akhavan, TD Michl, C Giles, K Ho, L Martin… - Applied Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the oral cavity, dental implants are exposed to an environment rich in various microbes
that can produce infectious biofilms on the implant surface. Here we report the development …

The importance of fungal pathogens and antifungal coatings in medical device infections

C Giles, SJ Lamont-Friedrich, TD Michl… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing evidence has been collated on the contributions of fungal
species, particularly Candida, to medical device infections. Fungal species can form biofilms …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm: The invisible culprit in catheter-induced candidemia

M Wijaya, R Halleyantoro, JF Kalumpiu - AIMS microbiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Candidemia is the most common form of invasive fungal infection associated with several
risk factors, and one of them is the use of medical devices, to which microbial biofilms can …

Antifungal polymers for medical applications

MA Velazco‐Medel, LA Camacho‐Cruz… - Medical Devices & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi‐associated infections are very common diseases in humans, and these have
increased in immunocompromised population and hospitalized patients. Fungi grow almost …

Cellular responses to radical propagation from ion-implanted plasma polymer surfaces

CAC Stewart, B Akhavan, M Santos, JC Hung… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biomolecule-functionalization, through the presentation of biological motifs that promote
optimal cellular responses, has the capacity to improve the tissue integration of biomedical …

Characterization of Key Bio–Nano Interactions between Organosilica Nanoparticles and Candida albicans

V Kesarwani, HG Kelly, M Shankar… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle–cell interactions between silica nanomaterials and mammalian cells have
been investigated extensively in the context of drug delivery, diagnostics, and imaging …

Caspofungin functionalized polymethacrylates with antifungal properties

J Alex, K González, T Kindel, P Bellstedt… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We describe the synthesis of hydrophilic poly (poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether
methacrylate)(PmPEGMA) and hydrophobic poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) caspofungin …