Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

Stainless steel (SS) has been widely used as a material for fabricating cardiovascular
stents/valves, orthopedic prosthesis, and other devices and implants used in biomedicine …

The use of biomaterials in orthopaedics for joint replacement, fracture healing and bone
regeneration is a rapidly expanding field. Infection of these biomaterials is a major …

Adhesion of bacteria on surfaces and the resultant biofilm formation is a great risk to human
health care services, food packaging and storage, and the marine industry. This has …

Biofouling is a critical problem that limits numerous technologies including water
desalination and marine transportation. The existing solutions, such as copper-based paint …

Few studies have been able to elucidate the correlation of factors determining the strength of
interaction between bacterial cells and substrate at the molecular level. The aim was to …

Statement of problem To improve the osseointegration of dental implants and reduce
microbiological growth, different micro-and nanoscale surface topographies can be used …

This work deals with the surface modification of 316LVM stainless steel by Si+ ion
implantation and the in vitro study of its effect on the short-term corrosion behaviour and ion …

Preventing microbiological surface contamination in public spaces is nowadays of high
priority. The proliferation of a microbial infection may arise through air, water, or direct …

The present work reports a detailed interpretation of the role of Ga and Mn dopants, solid
solubility mechanisms, charge compensation mechanisms, intervalence charge transfer …