Biofilms are structured microbial communities attached to surfaces, which play a significant
role in the persistence of biofoulings in both medical and industrial settings. Bacteria in …

While nature has optimized its antifouling strategies over millions of years, synthetic
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …

Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

With the aging of population and the rapid improvement of public health and medical level in
recent years, people have had an increasing demand for orthopedic implants. However …

Motivated by sustainable development, the huge pressure of harmful dyes wastewater
treatment has highlighted an urgent need to develop more effective biomass adsorbents for …

Biomaterial central infection (BCI) is a tough problem that has attracted high attention. The
most common source of infection in biomaterial centers is bacterial infections. For the past …

In marine industries, the accumulation of organic matter and marine organisms on ship hulls
and instruments limits performance, requiring frequent maintenance and increasing fuel …

The pristine points of zero charge (PZC) and isoelectric points (IEP) of metal oxides and IEP
of other materials from the recent literature, and a few older results (overlooked in previous …

Discarded plastic wastes in the environment are serious challenges for sustainable waste
management and for the delivery of environmental and public health. Plastics in the …

The adhesion and proliferation of bacteria on various artificial surfaces affects the
functionality of these specific interfaces. To overcome the problems caused by bacterial …