A prominent research topic in contemporary advanced functional materials science is the
production of smart materials based on polymers that may independently adjust their …

Hydrogels have emerged as promising antimicrobial materials due to their unique three-
dimensional structure, which provides sufficient capacity to accommodate various materials …

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

In both artificial electronic and ionic skins, the distinction of multi‐stimuli response in a single
sensing unit is challenging, due to unavoidable mutual signal interference. Here, a …

Anti-infective biomaterials need to be tailored according to the specific clinical application.
All their properties have to be tuned to achieve the best anti-infective performance together …

Smart drug delivery systems (DDSs) have attracted the attention of many scientists, as
carriers that can be stimulated by changes in environmental parameters such as …

The interaction of bacteria with surfaces has important implications in a range of areas,
including bioenergy, biofouling, biofilm formation, and the infection of plants and animals …

This article describes the state of the art in the field of antimicrobial polymeric systems during
the last decade. Keeping in mind the multitude of existing systems, a classification of the …

Biological tissues, such as muscle, can increase their mechanical strength after swelling due
to the existence of many biological membrane barriers that can regulate the transmembrane …

A multifunctional hydrogel that combines the dual functionality of both antifouling and
antimicrobial capacities holds great potential for many bioapplications. Many approaches …