Racing for the Surface: Pathogenesis of Implant Infection and Advanced Antimicrobial Strategies

Li, Bingyun; Moriarty, Thomas Fintan; Webster, Thomas; Xing, Malcolm

This book covers the latest research in biofilm, infection, and antimicrobial strategies in reducing and treating musculoskeletal, skin, transfusion, implant-related infections, etc. Topics covered include biofilms, small colony variants, antimicrobial biomaterials (antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides, hydrogels, bioinspired interfaces, immunotherapeutic approaches, and more), antimicrobial coatings, engineering and 3D printing, antimicrobial delivery vehicles, and perspectives on clinical impacts. Antibiotic resistance, which shifts the race toward bacteria, and strategies to reduce antibiotic resistance, are also briefly touched on. Combined with its companion volume, Racing for the Surface: Pathogenesis of Implant Infection and Advanced Antimicrobial Strategies, this book bridges the gaps between infection and tissue engineering, and is an ideal book for academic researchers, clinicians, industrial engineers and scientists, governmental representatives in national laboratories, and advanced undergraduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are interested in infection, microbiology, and biomaterials and devices.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2020-03-03

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030344740

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34475-7

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 650.0