Antibacterial Nanostructured Coatings

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, antimicrobial materials have been increasingly investigated and applied in several fields. To reduce the diffusion of human infections, antimicrobial coatings play a key role in inhibiting microbial activity in many daily applications, such as biomedical devices, food packaging, and antifouling surfaces, where the prevention of clinical infections, as well as the preservation of food quality, represent desirable requirements. Due to the rapid progress of nanotechnologies, nanoparticles with antimicrobial properties are promising candidates for the preparation of active coatings.

This Special Issue will collect and publish papers that cover recent advances in the preparation of nanoparticles and nanostructured coatings that exhibit antibacterial properties on surfaces where microbial colonization, infection, and biofilm formation are risk factors.

Dr. Loredana Tammaro
Guest Editor

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