Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

Over the past decades, the morbidity and mortality caused by pathogen invasion remain
stubbornly high even though medical care has increasingly improved worldwide. Besides …

Over 80% of all chronic bacterial infections in humans are associated with biofilms, which
are surface-associated bacterial communities encased within a secreted exopolysaccharide …

Bacterial resistance caused by the overuse of antibiotics and the shelter of biofilms has
evolved into a global health crisis, which drives researchers to continuously explore …

Antibiotic resistance has become a critical issue, alarming the healthcare and agriculture
sectors worldwide. Thanks to rapid advancements in polymer science, antimicrobial …

Multidrug resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs is one of the major causes for the failure of
cancer treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop anticancer agents that can …

Nanoparticle-based delivery systems have contributed to the recent clinical success of RNA
therapeutics, including siRNA and mRNA. RNA delivery using polymers has several distinct …

Medical grade polyethylene-based skeletal implants exhibit osteo-disintegration, erosion,
and modest hemocompatibility. Herein, we report on the fabrication of highly adherent …

Antimicrobial polymers have recently been investigated as potential treatments to combat
multidrug-resistant pathogens. A typical antimicrobial polymer consists of cationic groups …

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health and food security today. It
becomes increasingly difficult to treat infectious disorders because antibiotics, even the …