Infectious disease management has become an increasing challenge in recent years.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health …

Emergence of antibiotic‐resistance pathogens has caused serious health issues and if the
current trend is to continue, treatment of the infection will become complicated and even …

Environmental surfaces and their role in the epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections
(HAIs) have become an area of great scientific interest, particularly in light of the much …

Microbial infections pose a serious threat to human health and environmental safety.
Throughout human history, pathogenic bacteria, fungi and viruses have always been the …

With the need to combat emerging infectious diseases, research around antimicrobial
biomaterials and their applications is booming. This book provides the field with a much …

Antimicrobial polymers are class of polymers with antimicrobial activity. The control of
microbial infection is a very important issue in modern society. Increasing hygiene standards …

Anti-infective biomaterials need to be tailored according to the specific clinical application.
All their properties have to be tuned to achieve the best anti-infective performance together …

The rapid spread of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses can be extremely
detrimental and can lead to seasonal epidemics or even pandemic situations. In addition …

Healthcare‐acquired infections as well as increasing antimicrobial resistance have become
an urgent global challenge, thus smart alternative solutions are needed to tackle bacterial …

The problems associated with undesired bacterial adhesion and colonization of surfaces are
highly recognized globally and are well documented. Biofilm formation directly affects the …