Application of Antibiotics on the Prevention and Eradication of the Biofilm from the Medical Devices, Catheters, Stents, Implants, Artificial Joints

Dear Colleagues,

Biofilm formation and the colonization of bacteria on surfaces has a critical role in healthcare-associated infections. Since there is an urgent need to develop a novel technology for the prevention and eradication and treatment of biofilm-associated infections on medical devices, the main subject of this Special Issue includes an antibiotic-based approach for the eradication of biofilm from medical devices such as stents, implants, artificial joints, intravascular catheters, urinary catheters, and orthopedic implants.

Manuscripts concerning other phage-related areas of interest are also welcome:

1. New and effective method combating bacterial biofilm infections;
2. Rapid and high-throughput strategy for antimicrobial susceptibility testing in biofilm-growing bacteria;
3. Biofilm-associated infections: novel therapeutic strategies and antibiotic resistance;
4. New fabrication method for making antibiofilm surfaces on biomedical devices;
5. In vitro biofilm models for device-related infections;
6. New coating or surface treatment methodology for making antibacterial and antibiofilm surfaces;
7. Novel material for making antibiofilm and antibacterial surfaces;
8. Omic-based technologies including genomic, proteomic, and metabolomics for biofilm study;
9. Microfluidic approach for biofilm study;
10. Numerical simulations of biofilm dynamics;
11. Microsystems for biofilm characterization and sensing;
12. Cell-to-cell interactions and biofilm formation;
13. Bacterial sensing and biofilm monitoring for infection diagnostics.

Dr. Ali Pormohammad
Dr. Mehdi Mohammadi
Dr. MJ Nasiri
Guest Editors

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• Antibiotic
• Biofilm Formation
• Medical devices
• Implant
• Catheters