Coating materials serve the purposes to protect, enhance and/or confer additional
functionalities and properties to the underlying object surface or bulk materials. In recent …

Dental implants represent an illustrative example of successful medical devices used in
increasing numbers to aid (partly) edentulous patients. Particularly in spite of the …

Surface bacterial fouling has become an urgent global challenge that calls for resilient
solutions. Despite the effectiveness in combating bacterial invasion, antibiotics are …

In December 2019, an outbreak of unknown pneumonia emerged in Wuhan City, Hubei
Province, China. It was later identified as the SARS-CoV-2 virus and has since infected over …

Antibacterial coating is necessary to prevent biofilm-forming bacteria from colonising
medical tools causing infection and sepsis in patients. The recent coating strategies such as …

Decades of intense scientific research investigations clearly suggest that only a subset of a
large number of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and nanomaterials are suitable as …

The solid–aqueous boundary formed upon biomaterial implantation provides a playground
for most biochemical reactions and physiological processes involved in implant–host …

Atomization is an intricate operation involving unstable and complex networks with rupture
and fusion of liquid molecules. There are diverse details that typify the spray formation …

Inspired by the ideas of many authors, we provide insight on state-of-the-art potential
technologies for the prevention and prediction of infectious diseases before they spread …

Chronic infections caused by the pathogenic biofilms on implantable medical devices pose
an increasing challenge. To combat long-term biofilm-associated infections, we developed a …