The two leading causes of failure for joint arthroplasty prostheses are aseptic loosening and
periprosthetic joint infection. With the number of primary and revision joint replacement …

The antibacterial action of silver is utilized in numerous consumer products and medical
devices. Metallic silver, silver salts, and also silver nanoparticles are used for this purpose …

The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …

Titanium (Ti) and titanium alloys have become widely used as biomedical materials in
orthopedics because of their good machinability, corrosion resistance, low elastic modulus …

Nanocomposites have emerged in the last two decades as an efficient strategy to upgrade
the structural and functional properties of synthetic polymers. Aliphatic polyesters as …

Titanium (Ti) implants are widely used clinically but post-operation infection remains one of
the most common and serious complications. A surface boasting long-term antibacterial …

Most commercial dental implants are made of titanium (Ti) because Ti possesses excellent
properties such as osseointegration. However, many types of Ti products still suffer from …

Antibacterial metal ions, such as Ag+, Zn2+ and Cu2+, have been extensively used in
medical implants and devices due to their strong broad spectrum of antibacterial activity …

Silver is commonly used both in ionic form and in nanoparticulate form as a bactericidal
agent. This is generally ascribed to a higher toxicity towards prokaryotic cells than towards …

With the rapid spreading of resistance among common bacterial pathogens, bacterial
infections, especially antibiotic‐resistant bacterial infections, have drawn much attention …