Next-Generation Antimicrobial Nanocoatings for Medical Devices and Implants

Next-Generation Antimicrobial Nanocoatings for Medical Devices and Implants provides a detailed, up-to-date overview of the nano-based antimicrobial coatings used to combat medical device-related biofilms. An introduction to biofilms and how they infect medical devices is included, as well as strategies/modification techniques used to target these biofilms. This book evaluates the various antimicrobial coatings formed using nanomaterials such as silver, inorganic materials, organic materials, carbon dots, surfactants, and electrospun fibers, specifically for us on medical devices and implants. Numerous coating methods are discussed, along with the biological characterizations of these coating materials, and their toxicological and environmental impact. This book is a useful reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, and those working on the development of novel biomaterials for use in medical devices and implants.

1. Introduction: an overview of nanocoatings toward medical device2. Exploring material and metals for antimicrobial nanocoatings3. Characterization of antimicrobial nanocoatings4. Approaches/modification strategy to fight against medical device-associated biofilms5. Nano-based antimicrobial coating strategies over the medical device and implants6. Potentialities of nanosilver-based thin film coatings for medical device and implants7. Organic-inorganic hybrid materials as potential antimicrobial nanocoating¿s for medical device and implants8. Polymer and its nanocomposites as an antimicrobial coating for medical devices and implants9. Surfactants as antimicrobial nanocoatings for medical devices and implants10. Carbon-based nanomaterials as antimicrobial nanocoatings for medical devices and implants11. Electrospun fiber-based mats as antimicrobial coatings for medical devices and implant12. Nanotechnological aspects and future perspective of nanocoatings for medical devices and implants