Issue 15, 2020

The recent advances in surface antibacterial strategies for biomedical catheters

Abstract

As one of the most common hospital-acquired infections, catheter-related infections (CRIs) which are caused by microbial colonization lead to increasing morbidity and mortality of patients and life threat for medical staffs. In this case, a variety of efforts have been made to design functional materials to limit bacterial colonization and biofilm formation. In this review, we focus on the recent advances in surface modification strategies of biomedical catheters used to prevent CRIs. The tests for the evaluation of the performances of modified catheters are listed. Future prospects of surface antibacterial strategies for biomedical catheters are also outlined.

Graphical abstract: The recent advances in surface antibacterial strategies for biomedical catheters

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
25 Ebr. 2020
Accepted
28 Mae 2020
First published
29 Mae 2020

Biomater. Sci., 2020,8, 4095-4108

The recent advances in surface antibacterial strategies for biomedical catheters

L. Liu, H. Shi, H. Yu, S. Yan and S. Luan, Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8, 4095 DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00659A

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