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 …

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 …

Biomaterial-associated infections occur on both permanent implants and temporary devices
for restoration or support of human functions. Despite increasing use of biomaterials in an …

Bacterial infections on the implant surface may eventually lead to biofilm formation​ and
thus threaten the use of implants in body. Despite efficient host immune system, the implant …

Despite advanced implant sterilization and aseptic surgical techniques, periprosthetic
bacterial infection remains a major challenge for orthopedic and dental implants. Bacterial …

Increased use of implantable biomedical devices demonstrates their potential in treating a
wide variety of ailments and disorders in bone trauma and orthopaedic, reconstructive, and …

Despite sterilization and aseptic procedures, bacterial infection remains a major impediment
to the utility of medical implants including catheters, artificial prosthetics, and subcutaneous …

Anti-infective biomaterials need to be tailored according to the specific clinical application.
All their properties have to be tuned to achieve the best anti-infective performance together …

Microbial contamination and subsequent formation of biofilms frequently cause failure of
surgical implants and a good understanding of the bacteria–surface interactions is vital to …

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 …