Marine biofouling is a well-known massive problem: within the shortest time, ship hulls and
other man-made submerged surfaces are inevitably populated by various marine …

The complexity of some diseases—as well as the inherent toxicity of certain drugs—has led
to an increasing interest in the development and optimization of drug-delivery systems …

Nanomaterials offer unique physical, chemical and biological properties of interest for
medical imaging and therapy. Over the last two decades, there has been an increasing effort …

Nanomaterials have much to offer, not only in deciphering innate immune cell biology and
tracking cells, but also in advancing personalized clinical care by providing diagnostic and …

Medical diagnosis and therapy are essential for providing patients with proper care,
although inefficient diagnosis and therapy are usually associated with either improper …

Nonspecific protein adsorption and/or microbial adsorption on biomedical materials
adversely affects the efficacy of a range of biomedical systems, from implants and …

Nearly a century has passed since the discovery of the first antibiotics. With each passing
decade, more bacterial strains developed resistance towards existing antibiotics. Alternative …

Zwitterionic polymers are characterized with equal anion and cation groups on the
molecular chains, which make them highly hydrophilic and antifouling. They can resist …

With rapid advances in nanomedicine, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have emerged as a
promising theranostic tool in biomedical applications, including diagnostic imaging, drug …

In the last few years, zwitterionic polymers have been developed as antifouling surface
coatings. However, their ability to completely suppress protein adsorption at the surface of …