Urinary catheters are common medical devices, whose main function is to drain the bladder.
Although they improve patients' quality of life, catheter placement predisposes the patient to …

Nanotechnology is still developing over the decades and it is commonly used in biomedical
applications with the design of nanomaterials due to the several purposes. With the …

One of the most detrimental consequences of surface colonization by bacteria is healthcare-
associated infections (HAIs), which contribute to increased patient mortality and morbidity …

In this research, a silver nanoparticle/polytetrafluorethylene (AgNP/PTFE) coating for
metallic implants was fabricated using a facile layer-by-layer coating method. PTFE …

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are one of the most common hospital-acquired
infections. Encrustation formation results from infection of urease-producing bacteria and …

In the surgical treatment of urinary diseases, ureteral stents are commonly used
interventional medical devices. Although polymer ureteral stents with polyurethane as the …

Protection of ureteral stents against infections is a significant current challenge raised by
increasing the number of stentings and infections, microbial resistance to conventional …

Biofilms formed on urinary catheters remain a major headache in the modern healthcare
system. Among the various kinds of biocide-releasing urinary catheters that have been …

Catheters and ureteric stents have played a vital role in relieving urinary obstruction in many
urological conditions. With the increasing use of urinary catheters/stents, catheter/stent …

In this research, a multilayered superhydrophobic coating for urinary catheters was
synthesized by a layer-by-layer deposition technique. A mussel-inspired polydopamine …