Fabrication and Characterization of Antimicrobial Biomaterials and Coatings
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 4829
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbial adhesion and biofilm formation is a common undesirable phenomenon at any living or nonliving material surface in contact with microbial species. It impacts on human health and has a very high cost. Every year, millions of patients in Europe and all over the world are affected by infections acquired in health care settings, most of them caused by the use of medical devices. Infections associated with medical devices result in prolonged hospital stay, long term disability, a high financial cost for healthcare systems and patients, as well as increased mortality. Due to the increasing microbial pathogens resistant to one or multiple antibiotics, conventional antibiotic therapies are becoming less and less effective, and thousands of people are dying as a result. Despite the enormous efforts made so far, a total prevention of biofilm formation has not been achieved. The protection of medical devices and material surfaces against microbial adhesion and biofilm formation remains a significant challenge. The synthesis of new antimicrobial agents, the development of new biomaterials and coatings incorporating these agents, and new technological solutions are current trends to improve the protection of medical devices against biofilm formation and thus prevent consequent infections. This thematic Special Issue is devoted to the progress in the fabrication and characterization of antimicrobial biomaterials and coatings.
Given your experience in the development of new antimicrobial agents, biomaterials, and anti-biofouling coatings, we invite you to submit your next manuscript to this Special Issue of Materials (Section Advanced Composites) titled Fabrication and Characterization of Antimicrobial Biomaterials and Coatings.
Dr. Todorka Gancheva Vladkova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial biomaterials
- antimicrobial agents
- nanocomposites
- surface engineering
- antifouling and antimicrobial protection
