Due to the emerging bacterial resistance and the protection of tenacious biofilms, it is hard
for the single antibacterial modality to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects nowadays. In …

Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Resistance to antimicrobial agents has been alarming in recent years and poses a huge
public health threat globally according to the WHO. The increase in morbidity and mortality …

Inspired by the mechanism of mussel adhesion, polydopamine (PDA), a versatile polymer
for surface modification has been discovered. Owing to its unique properties like …

Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies have been expected to provide innovative platforms
for addressing antibacterial challenges, with potential to even deal with bacterial infections …

Antibacterial coatings that eliminate initial bacterial attachment and prevent subsequent
biofilm formation are essential in a number of applications, especially implanted medical …

New strategies with high antimicrobial efficacy against multidrug-resistant bacteria are
urgently desired. Herein, we describe a smart triple-functional nanostructure, namely …

Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT), a type of treatment involving the intravenous or
intratumoral injection to introduce gold nanoparticles to cancerous cells and the subsequent …

ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

Clinically, multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria caused by the abuse of antibiotics and the
formation of biofilms are the two major obstacles to the treatment of bacterial infections. The …