Recent Advances in Antibacterial Nanoscale Materials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2025) | Viewed by 1706
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antibacterial coatings; biomaterials; medical devices; plasma polymers; surface modification; biointerfaces; drug delivery; nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Undesired bacterial surface colonization has been an ever-present burden to human societies, leading to food spoilage and poisoning, the biofouling of marine structures, and deadly infections, to name just a few negative consequences. Despite groundbreaking and disruptive advances in technology over recent decades, bacteria and their biofilms continue to be a major problem causing patient mortality and losses to the economy. The fast-spreading bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics poses the alarming danger of losing the last defences against bacteria that are available to our civilization.
Fortunately, all hope is not lost. Creative efforts from scientists, engineers and medical practitioners have recently brought about exciting new technologies that hold significant promise. In particular, nanomaterials and innovative surface nanoengineering approaches provide a path forward. Examples of such technologies include ultrasmall metallic nanostructures made of silver or gold, biomimetic surfaces containing antibacterial nanostructures and liquid metal nanodroplets.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together an exciting collection of primary research and review articles on the recent progress in the synthesis, fabrication and utilization of nanoscale materials for antibacterial applications. The goal is to include papers related to as many fields concerned with antibacterial technology as possible, including medicine, agriculture, marine fouling, food production and distribution, etc.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Synthesis of antibacterial nanoparticles and nanomaterials;
- Nanoscale delivery vehicles for antibacterial agents;
- Nanoscale coatings and surface modification strategies for antibacterial applications;
- Responsive systems at the nanoscale for the delivery of antibacterial agents;
- Nanoscale vehicles for the targeted delivery of antibacterial compounds;
- Mechanistic pathways of nanomaterial antibacterial actions;
- Methods for the detection of bacterial attachment and biofilm formation involving nanoscale materials.
Prof. Dr. Krasimir Vasilev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antibacterial
- nanoparticles
- nanomaterials
- drug delivery
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