Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH **ong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

PDMS with designer functionalities—Properties, modifications strategies, and applications

MP Wolf, GB Salieb-Beugelaar, P Hunziker - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid progress in micro-and nanotechnologies such as lab-on-a-chip (microfluidic
networks, sensors, actuators, and connectors), soft lithography (replica moulding …

Antimicrobial hydrogels: potential materials for medical application

Y Li, Y Han, H Li, X Niu, D Zhang, K Wang - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial infections based on drug‐resistant pathogenic organisms following surgery or
trauma and uncontrolled bleeding are the main causes of increased mortality from trauma …

Review of silicone surface modification techniques and coatings for antibacterial/antimicrobial applications to improve breast implant surfaces

M Lam, V Migonney, C Falentin-Daudre - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicone implants are widely used in the medical field for plastic or reconstructive surgeries
for the purpose of soft tissue issues. However, as with any implanted object, healthcare …

Self-assembly of amphiphilic compounds as a versatile tool for construction of nanoscale drug carriers

R Kashapov, G Gaynanova, D Gabdrakhmanov… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on synthetic and natural amphiphilic systems prepared from straight-
chain and macrocyclic compounds capable of self-assembly with the formation of nanoscale …

[PDF][PDF] Current progress in breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Y Wang, Q Zhang, Y Tan, W Lv, C Zhao, M **ong… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an uncommon type
of T-cell lymphoma. Although with a low incidence, the epidemiological data raised the …

State-of-the-art polymeric nanoparticles as promising therapeutic tools against human bacterial infections

A Cano, M Ettcheto, M Espina… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Infectious diseases kill over 17 million people a year, among which bacterial infections stand
out. From all the bacterial infections, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, meningitis, pneumonia, sexual …

Peptide‐based approaches to fight biofouling

GP Sakala, M Reches - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biofouling is the undesirable accumulation of organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and
barnacles on surfaces. It is a serious problem in many areas of our lives including health …

Advances in surface modifications of the silicone breast implant and impact on its biocompatibility and biointegration

FT Foroushani, K Dzobo, NP Khumalo… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - spj.science.org
Silicone breast implants are commonly used for cosmetic and oncologic surgical indications
owing to their inertness and being nontoxic. However, complications including capsular …

Layer-by-layer decorated nanoparticles with tunable antibacterial and antibiofilm properties against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

A Ivanova, K Ivanova, J Hoyo, T Heinze… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Bacteria-mediated diseases are a global healthcare concern due to the development and
spread of antibiotic-resistant strains. Cationic compounds are considered membrane active …