Adaptive antibacterial biomaterial surfaces and their applications

Bacterial infections on the implant surface may eventually lead to biofilm formation ​and thus threaten the use of implants in body. Despite efficient host immune system, the implant surface can be rapidly occupied by bacteria, resulting in infection persistence, implant failure, and even death of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: W. Ahmed, Z. Zhai, C. Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Materials Today Bio
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006419300183