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 ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

Nanotopography presents an effective physical approach for biomaterial cell manipulation
mediated through material-extracellular matrix interactions. The extracellular matrix that …

The widespread use of biomaterials to support or replace body parts is increasingly
threatened by the risk of implant‐associated infections. In the quest for finding novel anti …

Biomedical implants have been widely used in various orthopedic treatments, including total
hip arthroplasty, joint arthrodesis, fracture fixation, non-union, dental repair, etc. The modern …

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely used for medical and dental implant devices—artificial
joints, bone fixators, spinal fixators, dental implant, etc.—because they show excellent …

Periprosthetic infection is considered the main cause of implant failure, which is expected to
be solved by fabricating an antibacterial coating on the surface of the implant. Nevertheless …

Materials patterned with high‐aspect‐ratio nanostructures have features on similar length
scales to cellular components. These surfaces are an extreme topography on the cellular …

Implant-associated infection (IAI) is increasingly emerging as a serious threat with the
massive application of biomaterials. Bacteria attached to the surface of implants are often …