Implant infections due to bacterial biofilms constitute a major healthcare challenge today.
One way to address this clinical need is to modify the implant surface with an antimicrobial …

Simple Summary Standardised antimicrobial testing methods are essential to validate the
antimicrobial efficacy of materials and enable their application in real-life settings by …

New antibiotics are seen as 'drugs of last resort'against virulent bacteria. However,
development of resistance towards new antibiotics with time is a universal fact. Delafloxacin …

Therapeutic nano-bioconjugates (TNBCs) as an advanced class of drug delivery systems
have attracted much attention due to more efficacy than the individual medications. Hence …

Surface chemistry, charge, wettability, and roughness affect the adsorbed protein layer,
influencing biocompatibility and functionality of implants. Material engineering seeks …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was employed to detect the biochemical
changes in Gordonia-HS126-4N bacterial strain mediated by exposure to 4, 6 …

The quality deterioration of postharvest fruits is greatly influenced by ethylene, leading to
food wastage worldwide. Therefore, it is urgent to develop an efficient packaging strategy to …

Silver-metal organic framework (Ag@ MOF) has exhibited outstanding antimicrobial activity
in antimicrobial applications, and reducing the biotoxicity associated with silver has become …

The unpredictable release behavior of metal nanoparticles/metal ions from metal
nanoparticle-loaded hydrogels, without a suitable in situ detection method, is resulting in …

Tungsten-phosphate glasses with up to 20 mol% of silver chloride content were prepared
using the conventional melt-quenching method. Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) formation was …