Biofilm-Targeting Surfaces and Coatings in Oral Environment
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 3125
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oral microbiology; biofilms; extracellular matrix; biofilm dynamics; super-resolution imaging; bioactive surfaces & materials; in vivo models
Interests: micro-robotics; biofilm treatment; microfluidics; antimicrobial drug delivery; microbubble; microemulsion; hierarchical structures; interfacial self-assembly
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce and welcome submissions to a Special Issue of Coatings entitled Biofilm-Targeting Surfaces and Coatings in Oral Environments.
Biofilm formation is a key virulence factor for a wide range of microorganisms causing chronic infections in humans. In the oral cavity, biofilms formed on the tooth, mucosal, or abiotic (e.g., implants and restorative materials) surfaces can cause painful and costly infectious diseases such as dental caries (tooth decay), periodontal diseases, and peri-implantitis. The multifactorial nature of biofilm development and drug resistance imposes great challenges for the use of conventional antimicrobials and indicates the need for innovative antibiofilm modalities. Recent advances in material science and surface engineering have led to the development of novel bioactive surfaces and coatings, providing new directions for establishing effective biofilm-targeting approaches.
In this Special Issue, we call for submissions of manuscripts (research articles, reviews, and communications) focusing on the development of novel antibiofilm surfaces and coatings to address unmet needs in oral health. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Antibiofilm dental materials
- Antibiofilm surface modifications
- Antibiofilm surface topography
- Antimicrobial coatings
- Adhesion-targeting/adhesion-blocking approaches
- Stimuli-responsive (“smart”) antibiofilm surfaces
- Bio-inspired anti-biofouling materials
- Self-cleaning surface coatings
- Biofilm–surface interactions
- Material–microbe-host interactions
- Biofilm-targeting mechanisms
- Impact of antibiofilm materials on oral microbiota
- In vitro/in vivo models for evaluating antibiofilm dental materials
Dr. Zhi Ren
Dr. Minjun Oh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oral biofilms
- biofilm targeting
- antibiofilm surfaces
- antibiofilm coatings
- material science
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