The Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

Starting with penicillin, mankind has advanced medicine to the next level by pioneering the field of antibiotics. As a result, this field finally gained the upper hand in the battle against bacteria and has saved countless patients from infectious diseases. However, the overuse of antibiotics in recent decades has resulted in the emergence of drug-resistant microbial strains. It has become one of the most pressing public health problems in the world. Antimicrobial resistance has the potential to affect people at all stages of life, as well as in the agricultural, food, medical and veterinary industries. It is necessary to develop biomaterials with antimicrobial properties to inhibit microbial growth without using antibiotics and to ensure product quality and safety. In addition, fundamental research is required to more quickly and accurately detect pathogens that threaten health and safety, and the development of compact and economical measuring equipment for use in various fields is needed.

This Special Issue on “The Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterials” includes different aspects of synthesis, modification, and physicochemical characterization of antimicrobial agents for the fabrication of antimicrobial biomaterials. The potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following research areas:

• Natural-based biomaterials with antimicrobial properties (e.g., chitin, polylysine, polythioesters, pullulan, etc.).
• Organic or carbon nanoparticles with antimicrobial properties (e.g., carbon nanotubes, chitosan, β-cyclodextrin, graphene, nanodiamonds, polyaniline, polypyrrole, etc.).
• Economical production of antimicrobial agents (g., microbial fermentation, extraction from biomass).
• Active biopolymer development and mass production process (statistical optimization).
• Antimicrobial films (bioelastomers) for food packaging applications.
• Screening technologies for antimicrobial candidates.
• Selective pathogen-sensing technology.

Dr. Hah Young Yoo
Prof. Dr. Jin Cheol Yoo
Guest Editors

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