Contact‐active antimicrobial polymer surfaces bear cationic charges and kill or deactivate
bacteria by interaction with the negatively charged parts of their cell envelope …

Over the past 20 years, the field of antimicrobial medical device coatings has expanded
nearly 30-fold with technologies shifting their focus from diffusion-only based (short-term …

Bacterial fouling on surfaces is considered a major problem in modern society. Conventional
methods to prevent biofilm formation often have little effect and may induce further …

Biofouling control is a major task in membrane separation processes for water treatment and
biomedical applications. In this work, N-alkylated polyethylenimine (PEI) is facilely and …

Microbial colonization of catheter surfaces is responsible for most healthcare-associated
infections. Quaternized chitin and chitosan have excellent antimicrobial and biocompatible …

In this study, the relationship between coagulation-flocculation and sterilization was studied
using two conventional flocculants, polyaluminum chloride (PAC) and poly dimethyl diallyl …

Injectable shear-thinning hydrogels can be prepared by the non-covalent interactions
between hydrophilic polymers. Although electrostatic force is a typical non-covalent …

Bacterial infections are problematic in many healthcare-associated devices. Antibacterial
surfaces integrating the strength of bacteria repellent and bactericidal functions exhibit an …

Combating bacterial pathogens has become a global concern, especially the emergence of
drug-resistant bacteria have made conventional antibiotics lose their efficiency. This grim …

Incorporation of hydrophobic component into amphiphilic polycations structure is frequently
accompanied by an increase of antimicrobial activity. There is, however, a group of relatively …