Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

Mechano-bactericidal actions of nanostructured surfaces

DP Linklater, VA Baulin, S Juodkazis… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Antibiotic resistance is a global human health threat, causing routine treatments of bacterial
infections to become increasingly difficult. The problem is exacerbated by biofilm formation …

Hydrodynamic tearing of bacteria on nanotips for sustainable water disinfection

L Peng, H Zhu, H Wang, Z Guo, Q Wu, C Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Water disinfection is conventionally achieved by oxidation or irradiation, which is often
associated with a high carbon footprint and the formation of toxic byproducts. Here, we …

Interdisciplinary‐inspired smart antibacterial materials and their biomedical applications

Y Wu, P Liu, B Mehrjou, PK Chu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of antibiotics has saved millions of lives, but the emergence of antibiotic‐
resistant bacteria has become another problem in modern medicine. To avoid or reduce the …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial resistance to nanotechnologies: An important but understudied consideration using antimicrobial nanotechnologies in orthopaedic implants

Z Wu, B Chan, J Low, JJH Chu, HWD Hey, A Tay - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial resistance to current antibiotics therapies is a major cause of implant failure and
adverse clinical outcomes in orthopaedic surgery. Recent developments in advanced …

Nature‐Inspired Biomimetic Surfaces for Controlling Bacterial Attachment and Biofilm Development

SV Oopath, A Baji, M Abtahi, TQ Luu… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of antibacterial and antifouling materials is widely being investigated to combat the
increasing risk associated with bacterial infections and the evolution of drug‐resistant …

Nanotechnology for targeted detection and removal of bacteria: opportunities and challenges

MJ Hajipour, AA Saei, ED Walker, B Conley… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nanotechnology has created unprecedented hopes for addressing
several unmet industrial and clinical issues, including the growing threat so‐termed …

Mechano-bactericidal titanium surfaces for bone tissue engineering

TL Clainche, D Linklater, S Wong, P Le… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite advances in the development of bone substitutes and strict aseptic procedures, the
majority of failures in bone grafting surgery are related to nosocomial infections …

Critical review of nanopillar-based mechanobactericidal systems

S Hawi, S Goel, V Kumar, O Pearce… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria is the biggest threat to human health globally, as
described by the World Health Organization. Mechanobactericidal surfaces provide a …

Superhydrophobic mechano-bactericidal surface with photodynamic antibacterial capability

S Wang, Z Liu, L Wang, J Xu, R Mo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial invasion and proliferation on various surfaces pose a serious threat to public
health worldwide. Conventional antibacterial strategies that mainly rely on bactericides …