Advances in Material Modification with Smart Functional Polymers for Combating Biofilms in Biomedical Applications

Advances in Material Modification with Smart Functional Polymers for Combating Biofilms in Biomedical Applications

Biofilms as living microorganism communities are found anywhere, and for the healthcare sector, these constitute a threat and allied mechanism for health-associated or nosocomial infections. This review states the basis of biofilms and their formation. It focuses on their relevance for the biomedica...

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Main Authors: Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano, Patricia Vázquez-Villegas, Luis Vicente Prado-Cervantes, Kristeel Ximena Franco-Gómez, Susana Carbajal-Ocaña, Daniela Lizeth Sotelo-Cortés, Valeria Atehortúa-Benítez, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Jorge Membrillo-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
biofilms
smart polymers
biomedical devices
health-associated-diseases
prevention
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/14/3021

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