Review on the improvement of the photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of ZnO

K Qi, B Cheng, J Yu, W Ho - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation is an effective method to alleviate environmental pollution
caused by organic pollutants. In this work, research progress on the application of …

Recent progress in tannic acid-driven antibacterial/antifouling surface coating strategies

G Sathishkumar, K Gopinath, K Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Medical devices and surgical implants are necessary for tissue engineering and
regenerative medicines. However, the biofouling and microbial colonization on the implant …

Design of magnesium alloys with controllable degradation for biomedical implants: From bulk to surface

X Li, X Liu, S Wu, KWK Yeung, Y Zheng, PK Chu - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The combination of high strength, light weight, and natural biodegradability renders
magnesium (Mg)-based alloys promising in orthopedic implants and cardiovascular stents …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial Ti–Cu implants: A critical review on mechanisms of action

P Mahmoudi, MR Akbarpour, HB Lakeh, F Jing… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) has been widely used for manufacturing of bone implants because of its
mechanical properties, biological compatibility, and favorable corrosion resistance in …

Multifunctional coatings and nanotopographies: toward cell instructive and antibacterial implants

C Mas‐Moruno, B Su, MJ Dalby - Advanced healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In biomaterials science, it is nowadays well accepted that improving the biointegration of
dental and orthopedic implants with surrounding tissues is a major goal. However, implant …

Biocompatible MoS2/PDA-RGD coating on titanium implant with antibacterial property via intrinsic ROS-independent oxidative stress and NIR irradiation

Z Yuan, B Tao, Y He, J Liu, C Lin, X Shen, Y Ding, Y Yu… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
To inhibit bacterial infection in situ and improve osseointegration are essentially important
for long-term survival of an orthopedic implant, in particular for infection-associating revision …

Synergistic bacteria killing through photodynamic and physical actions of graphene oxide/Ag/collagen coating

X Xie, C Mao, X Liu, Y Zhang, Z Cui… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Researchers have widely agreed that the broad spectrum antibacterial activity of silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs) can be predominantly ascribed to the action of Ag+. This study marks …

Electrophoretic Deposited Stable Chitosan@MoS2 Coating with Rapid In Situ Bacteria‐Killing Ability under Dual‐Light Irradiation

Z Feng, X Liu, L Tan, Z Cui, X Yang, Z Li, Y Zheng… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Developing in situ disinfection methods in vivo to avoid drug‐resistant bacteria and tissue
toxicity is an urgent need. Here, the photodynamic and photothermal properties of the …

Recent advances in thromboresistant and antimicrobial polymers for biomedical applications: just say yes to nitric oxide (NO)

Y Wo, EJ Brisbois, RH Bartlett, ME Meyerhoff - Biomaterials science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomedical devices are essential for patient diagnosis and treatment; however, when blood
comes in contact with foreign surfaces or homeostasis is disrupted, complications including …

Anti-periprosthetic infection strategies: from implant surface topographical engineering to smart drug-releasing coatings

A Ghimire, J Song - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Despite advanced implant sterilization and aseptic surgical techniques, periprosthetic
bacterial infection remains a major challenge for orthopedic and dental implants. Bacterial …