Overview
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.
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Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Book Title: Antimicrobial Coatings and Modifications on Medical Devices
Editors: Zheng Zhang, Victoria E. Wagner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57494-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57492-9Published: 07 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86177-7Published: 12 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57494-3Published: 24 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 273
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering