Pathogenic microorganisms are considered to a major threat to human health, impinging on
multiple sectors including hospitals, dentistry, food storage and packaging, and water …

The complex interaction of cells with biomaterials (ie, materiobiology) plays an increasingly
pivotal role in the development of novel implants, biomedical devices, and tissue …

Hydrogels with robust wet adhesion are desirable for applications in aqueous environments.
Wet adhesion arising from synergy between hydrophobic and catechol components in …

There are increasing concerns over the threat of nanoplastics to environmental and human
health. However, multidisciplinary barriers persist between the communities assessing the …

Drug‐resistant bacteria and biofilm‐associated infections are prominent problems in the
field of antibacterial medicine, seriously affecting human and animal health. Despite the …

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are extracellular structures derived from the outer
membrane of bacteria. They carry diverse cargos such as proteins, nucleic acids and …

Substituting natural products for traditional poison-killing antifouling agents is an efficient
and promising method to alleviate the increasingly serious ecological crisis and aggravate …

The dramatic increase of microbial resistances against conventional available antibiotics is
a huge challenge to the effective treatment of infectious disease and thus becoming a …

The percutaneous device dilemma describes etiological factors, centered around the
disrupted epithelial tissue surrounding non-remodelable devices, that contribute to rampant …

Innovative approaches to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are
urgently required. Here, we describe the discovery of an acrylate copolymer capable of …