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 …

Mechanical metamaterials are a class of artificial materials whose geometry is engineered to
have peculiar mechanical properties or programmed responses that are difficult to find in …

Materials patterned with high‐aspect‐ratio nanostructures have features on similar length
scales to cellular components. These surfaces are an extreme topography on the cellular …

The scientific and industrial interest in antimicrobial surfaces has significantly increased in
recent times. This interest is largely in response to the persistent microbial contamination of …

The spread of bacteria through contaminated surfaces is a major issue in healthcare, food
industry, and other economic sectors. The widespread use of antibiotics is not a sustainable …

The mechano-bactericidal activity of nanostructured surfaces has become the focus of
intensive research toward the development of a new generation of antibacterial surfaces …

The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation are ubiquitous undesirable phenomena in the
marine industry and the medical industry, usually causing economic losses and serious …

Rational design of new wound dressing materials aims to accelerate wound healing.
Traditional hydrophilic wound dressings, however, tend to cause retention of wound exudate …

Titanium-based implants are ubiquitous in the healthcare industries and often suffer from
bacterial attachment which results in infections. An innovative method of reducing bacterial …