Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-3-2022
Department
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
Overcoming the global concern of antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenge faced by scientists today and the key to tackle this issue of emerging infectious diseases is the development of next-generation antimicrobials. The rapid emergence of multi-drug resistant microbes, superbugs and mutated strains of viruses have fueled the search for new and alternate antimicrobial agents with broad-spectrum biocidal activity. Biomaterials, ranging from macroscopic polymers, proteins, and peptides to nanoscale materials such as nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanosheets have emerged as effective antimicrobials. An extensive body of research has established the antibacterial and antiviral efficiencies of different types of biomaterials. What makes these materials unique is the different modes through which they interact and exert their antimicrobial activity. This review provides a comprehensive and detailed overview on the diverse modes of interaction between biomaterials and bacteria and viruses, and sheds light on how different biomaterials influence and modulate antimicrobial mechanisms to achieve high degree of therapeutic efficacy without resistance generation.
Publication Title
Biomaterials Science
Recommended Citation
Roy, S.,
Sarkhel, S.,
Bisht, D.,
Nagam Hanumantharao, S.,
Rao, S.,
&
Jaiswal, A.
(2022).
Antimicrobial Mechanisms of Biomaterials: From Macro to Nano.
Biomaterials Science.
http://doi.org/10.1039/D2BM00472K
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/16058
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
This article has been made available here in compliance with publisher policies. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2BM00472K