New Materials for Antibacterial Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The worldwide occurrence of resistance to conventional antibiotics demands new strategies to either prevent or treat complicated infections. Materials have been increasingly used for medical purposes and are of great interest as an approach to either killing or reducing the activity of numerous bacteria. The antibacterial materials and coatings are also employed to prevent undesired bacterial adhesion, colonization of surfaces and biofilm formation. Recently, nanotechnology tools receive considerable interest for their antibacterial usage.

The antibacterial properties of a variety of both, organic and inorganic materials have extensively been investigated. In understanding these antibacterial properties it is important to recognize that while some materials possess antibacterial activity in their own right, the others do not have antibacterial properties by themselves but may serve as carriers/drug delivery systems for antibacterial substances. These substances include either conventional antibiotics or newly emerging alternatives to standard treatments such as antimicrobial peptides and other biomolecules.

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for recent advances in the area of new materials for antibacterial applications. Various submission types, such as original research manuscripts, short communications, reviews, and case reports are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Antibacterial materials made of either organic or inorganic substances
• Design, development and characterization of materials for antibacterial applications; in vitro and/or in vivo evaluation of their antibacterial properties
• Materials as delivery systems for antibacterial agents
• Mechanisms of action of antibacterial materials
• Interactions between bacteria and materials
• Nanoparticulate materials for antibacterial use
• Antimicrobial surfaces
• Future perspective in the area of materials for antibacterial applications

Dr. Anita Umerska
Guest Editor

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