Polyacrylic acid (PAA) is a non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable polymer that gained
lots of interest in recent years. PAA nano-derivatives can be obtained by chemical …

Medical devices and surgical implants are necessary for tissue engineering and
regenerative medicines. However, the biofouling and microbial colonization on the implant …

Endowing the surfaces of synthetic materials with bactericidal activity is a direct and effective
way to prevent bacterial colonization and biofilm formation, solving the related serious …

Implant-associated infections arising from biofilm development are known to have
detrimental effects with compromised quality of life for the patients, implying a progressing …

With the wide utilization of antibiotics, antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have been often
developed more frequently to cause potential global catastrophic consequences. Emerging …

A myriad of pH-sensitive scaffolds has been reported in recent decades. Information on their
behaviour in vitro under conditions that mimic the pH changes that occur during tissue …

Emergence of antibiotic‐resistance pathogens has caused serious health issues and if the
current trend is to continue, treatment of the infection will become complicated and even …

Polymers have had an enormous impact on science and technology, and their interest
relating to the development of new macromolecular materials has exponentially increased …

The photothermal properties of nanoparticles (NPs), that is, their ability to convert absorbed
light into heat, have been studied since the end of the last century, mainly on gold NPs. In …

Personal protective equipment, particularly facemasks, has an essential role in reducing the
transmission risk of airborne infections from person to person. Thus, this study aimed to …