Gallium liquid metal: nanotoolbox for antimicrobial applications

VK Truong, A Hayles, R Bright, TQ Luu, MD Dickey… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The proliferation of drug resistance in microbial pathogens poses a significant threat to
human health. Hence, treatment measures are essential to surmount this growing problem …

Host-microbiome interactions regarding peri-implantitis and dental implant loss

CH Alves, KL Russi, NC Rocha, F Bastos… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
In the last decades, the ortho-aesthetic-functional rehabilitation had significant advances
with the advent of implantology. Despite the success in implantology surgeries, there is a …

Preventing peri-implantitis: the quest for a next generation of titanium dental implants

J Hasan, R Bright, A Hayles, D Palms… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Titanium and its alloys are frequently the biomaterial of choice for dental implant
applications. Although titanium dental implants have been utilized for decades, there are yet …

Nature‐Inspired Biomimetic Surfaces for Controlling Bacterial Attachment and Biofilm Development

SV Oopath, A Baji, M Abtahi, TQ Luu… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of antibacterial and antifouling materials is widely being investigated to combat the
increasing risk associated with bacterial infections and the evolution of drug‐resistant …

Bio-inspired self-adaptive nanocomposite array: from non-antibiotic antibacterial actions to cell proliferation

Z Liu, Y Yi, S Wang, H Dou, Y Fan, L Tian, J Zhao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pathogenic bacterial infection and poor native tissue integration are two major issues
encountered by biomaterial implants and devices, which are extremely hard to overcome …

Hydrothermally etched titanium: a review on a promising mechano-bactericidal surface for implant applications

A Hayles, J Hasan, R Bright, D Palms, T Brown… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing demand for titanium-based implants and the subsequent rise in implant-
associated infections necessitate novel developments in anti-infective technologies. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Modification of the surface nanotopography of implant devices: A translational perspective

K Harawaza, B Cousins, P Roach, A Fernandez - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increasing need for the development of superior, safe, and more sophisticated
implants, especially as our society historically has been moving towards an increasingly …

Surfaces containing sharp nanostructures enhance antibiotic efficacy

R Bright, A Hayles, J Wood, D Palms, T Brown… - Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing rate of medical device implantations is met by a proportionately high
burden of implant-associated infections. To mitigate this threat, much research has been …

Mechanochemically reprogrammed interface orchestrates neutrophil bactericidal activity and apoptosis for preventing implant‐associated infection

G Chu, M Guan, J **, Y Luo, Z Luo, T Shi… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The onset of implant‐associated infection (IAI) triggers a cascade of immune responses,
which are initially dominated by neutrophils. Bacterial aggregate formation and hypoxic …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term antibacterial properties of a nanostructured titanium alloy surface: An in vitro study

R Bright, D Fernandes, J Wood, D Palms, A Burzava… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for joint replacement and other orthopedic surgeries involving titanium implants
is continuously increasing; however, 1%–2% of surgeries result in costly and devastating …