Antibacterial Surfaces

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ivanova, Elena (Editor), Crawford, Russell (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Proteins.; Cell biology.; Membranes (Biology) > Mechanical properties.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Cell Biology.; Protein Science.; Membranes.

‘Antibacterial Surfaces’ covers the advances being made in the design of antibacterial surfaces, which have the ability to either prevent the initial attachment of bacterial cells, or kill any cells that come into contact with these surfaces. This book discusses the mechanisms associated with the at...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction to antibacterial surfaces, Hayden K. Webb, Russell J. Crawford and Elena P. Ivanova
• 2 Natural antibacterial surfaces, Song Ha Nguyen, Hayden K. Webb, Russell J. Crawford and Elena P. Ivanova
• 3 Simple to fabricate artificial antibacterial surfaces, A. Balcytis, Gediminas Seniutinas, F. Lapierre, Saulius Juodkazis
• 4 Electroactive antimicrobial surfaces, Paul J. Molino, B. Zhang, Michael J. Higgins
• 5 Manufacture of chemically modified antibacterial surfaces, Hitesh Pingle, Peng-Yuan Wang, Peter Kingshott
• 6 Design and fabrication of antibacterial metallic implant surfaces, Vy T. H. Pham, Chris M. Bhadra, Vi Khanh Truong, Russell J. Crawford, Elena P. Ivanova
• 7 Cytotoxic effects and biocompatibility of antimicrobial materials, Olha Bazaka and Kateryna Bazaka
• 8 Development of Fimbrolides and Halogenated Furanones as Antimicrobial Agents, Kitty K. K. Ho, Samuel K. Kutty, Daniel Chan, Renxun Chen, Mark D. P. Willcox, Naresh Kumara
• Index.