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Antimicrobial Coatings and Modifications on Medical Devices

  • Provides insight into antimicrobial design from the perspective of bacteria-material interactions;

  • Elucidates the fundamentals of obstructing bacteria/biofilm formation based on surface characteristics;

  • Discusses state-of-the-art applications of coatings and modifications on various devices and substrates, providing applicable and economic avenues for anti-microbial solutions;

  • Presents solutions to avoid overuse of antimicrobial agents that cause environmental pollution and antibiotic resistance;

  • Covers regulatory science challenges on antimicrobial medical devices and environmentally benign antimicrobial coatings crucial for product development.

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Antimicrobial Modifications on Critical Care Implants

    • Zheng Zhang, Victoria E. Wagner, John C. Victor
    Pages 1-36
  3. Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Medical Devices: Public Health and Regulatory Science Challenges

    • Yi Wang, Geetha Jayan, Dinesh Patwardhan, K. Scott Phillips
    Pages 37-65
  4. Characterization of Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation

    • Nil Tandogan, Pegah N. Abadian, Bowen Huo, Edgar D. Goluch
    Pages 67-95
  5. Implantable Medical Devices Treated with Antimicrobial Agents

    • Victoria E. Wagner, Nisha Gupta
    Pages 127-142
  6. Microporous Materials in Antibacterial Applications

    • Russell E. Morris
    Pages 171-188
  7. Anti-fouling Medical Coatings

    • Jun Li, Matthew Taylor, Zheng Zhang
    Pages 189-214
  8. Exploring the Potential of Light to Prevent and Treat Microbial Biofilms in Medical and Food Applications

    • Tara L. Vollmerhausen, Alan J. Conneely, Conor P. O’Byrne
    Pages 215-239
  9. Light-Triggered Anti-Infective Surfaces

    • Rebecca A. Craig, Colin P. McCoy
    Pages 241-266
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 267-273

About this book

Based on a fundamental understanding of the interaction between bacteria and materials, this timely volume emphasizes the latest research in the antimicrobial interfacial design and provides an invaluable blueprint for improving antimicrobial performance on devices and products. Antimicrobial Coatings and Modifications targets reduction of microbial accumulation on biomedical and industrial materials through changing interfacial characteristics. Applying a viable antimicrobial coating or modification to resist alarming threats is a highly demanding requirement for many medical and engineering applications. Many contemporary books in the area of antimicrobial solution focus on applying antimicrobial agents or materials that can kill bacteria. The volume pays more attention to eliminating bacterial contamination and biofilm formation through surface characteristics with minimized bacterial resistance and environmental impact.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Global Advanced Engineering, Teleflex Inc., Cambridge, USA

    Zheng Zhang, Victoria E. Wagner

About the editors

Dr. Zheng Zhang is Principle Scientists and one of the founding researchers at Semprus BioScience, a biotechnology R&D firm established in the Langer Laboratory at MIT.

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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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