Biomaterial-Associated Infection: Locating the Finish Line in the Race for the Surface

By Henk J. Busscher, H. C. van der Mei, G. Subbiahdoss, P. Jutte, J. J. van den Dungen, S. Zaat, M. Schultz, D. Grainger. Science Translational Medicine, 2012

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Subfields: Molecular Biology, Rehabilitation, Surgery

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• Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy – what we know and what we don’t (2018, background): “It has been estimated that more than 60% of all microbial infections are caused by biofilms, also with reference to hospital-acquired infections, where sterile conditions are often compromised (Lewis 2001; Busscher et al. 2012).”
• A Shape‐Adaptive, Antibacterial‐Coating of Immobilized Quaternary‐Ammonium Compounds Tethered on Hyperbranched Polyurea and its Mechanism of Action (2014, background): “Infection is the number one cause of failure of biomaterial implants and devices.([32]) It is assumed by the general public that biomaterial implants and devices are inserted in a sterile way, yet the wound-site and the biomaterial implant surface may become bacterially contaminated during surgery.”
• Antibacterial Coatings: Challenges, Perspectives, and Opportunities. (2015, background): “Long-term release is also regularly needed in case of revision or second surgery, where tissues surrounding the primary implant are often already infected, and for near-patient environmental surfaces [14,43].”