Nanoscience-led antimicrobial surface engineering to prevent infections

M Zare, M Zare, JA Butler… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
One of the major complications associated with the implantation of biomedical devices
regardless of their function is biomaterial-associated infection. Infections are generally …

Nanoscience‐based strategies to engineer antimicrobial surfaces

S Rigo, C Cai, G Gunkel‐Grabole, L Maurizi… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial contamination and biofilm formation of medical devices is a major issue
associated with medical complications and increased costs. Consequently, there is a …

Interplay between Immune and Bacterial Cells on a Biomimetic Nanostructured Surface: A “Race for the Surface” Study

R Bright, A Hayles, J Wood, D Palms… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomaterial-associated infection is an ever-increasing risk with devasting consequences for
patients. Considerable research has been undertaken to address this issue by imparting …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials: a review

GE Yılmaz, I Göktürk, M Ovezova, F Yılmaz, S Kılıç… - Hygiene, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial colonization on various surfaces is a serious problem. Biofilms from these
microbes pose serious health and economic threats. In addition, the recent global pandemic …

Advances and perspective on antimicrobial nanomaterials for biomedical applications

P Garg, P Attri, R Sharma, M Chauhan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microbial infection and antibiotic resistance is recognized as a serious problem to society
from both an economical perspective and a health concern. To tackle this problem,“ …

Surfaces containing sharp nanostructures enhance antibiotic efficacy

R Bright, A Hayles, J Wood, D Palms, T Brown… - Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing rate of medical device implantations is met by a proportionately high
burden of implant-associated infections. To mitigate this threat, much research has been …

Designing Effective Antimicrobial Nanostructured surfaces: highlighting the lack of Consensus in the literature

TE Catley, RM Corrigan, AJ Parnell - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Research into nanostructured materials, inspired by the topography of certain insect wings,
has provided a potential pathway toward drug-free antibacterial surfaces, which may be vital …

Nanostructured antibacterial surfaces–what can be achieved?

DP Linklater, EP Ivanova - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials have emerged as the new weapon in the arsenal to fight antimicrobial
resistance (AMR). While antibiotics have played a major role in combating infectious …

Progress in construction of bio-inspired physico-antimicrobial surfaces

L Luo, Y Zhou, X Xu, W Shi, J Hu, G Li, X Qu… - Nanotechnology …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Bacteria are widely distributed in the natural environment and the surfaces of objects,
bringing about much trouble in our lives. Varies nanomaterials have been demonstrated …

Nanomaterial-based antimicrobial coating for biomedical implants: new age solution for biofilm-associated infections

J Sahoo, S Sarkhel, N Mukherjee, A Jaiswal - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recently, the upsurge in hospital-acquired diseases has put global health at risk.
Biomedical implants being the primary source of contamination, the development of …