Bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance remain significant contributors to morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Despite recent advances in biomedical research, a substantial number …

The rise of antimicrobial resistance as a pressing global healthcare challenge underscores
the need to identify novel strategies to tackle pathogenic bacteria. Many naturally occurring …

Antibiotic resistance is a global human health threat, causing routine treatments of bacterial
infections to become increasingly difficult. The problem is exacerbated by biofilm formation …

Nanostructured mechano-bactericidal surfaces represent a promising technology to prevent
the incidence of microbial contamination on a variety of surfaces and to avoid bacterial …

Bio-inspired nanostructures have demonstrated highly efficient mechano-bactericidal
performances with no risk of bacterial resistance; however, they are prone to become …

Polymeric materials that have been extensively applied in medical devices, wearable
electronics, and food packaging are readily contaminated by bothersome pathogenic …

Understanding how bacteria interact with surfaces with micrometer and/or sub-micrometer
roughness is critical for developing antibiofouling and bactericidal topographies. A primary …

Progress made by materials scientists in recent years has greatly helped the field of ultra-
precision manufacturing. Ranging from healthcare to electronics components, phenomena …

Driven by the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the design of intrinsically
bactericidal surfaces has been gaining significant attention. Proposed surface topography …

An ever‐present risk of medical device associated infection has driven a significant body of
research toward development of novel anti‐infective materials. Surfaces bearing sharp …