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ReviewBioactive materials2025

Strategies and applications of antibacterial surface-modified biomaterials.

Qianwei Su, Yunyun Xue, Chuyao Wang, Qirong Zhou, Yu Zhao, Jiacan Su, Baoku Zhu

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Review in Bioactive materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Qianwei SuDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, ERC of Membrane Water Treatment (MOE), Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization (MOE), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Yunyun XueDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, ERC of Membrane Water Treatment (MOE), Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization (MOE), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Chuyao WangDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, ERC of Membrane Water Treatment (MOE), Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization (MOE), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Qirong ZhouInstitute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
Yu ZhaoDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, ERC of Membrane Water Treatment (MOE), Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization (MOE), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Jiacan SuInstitute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
Baoku ZhuDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, ERC of Membrane Water Treatment (MOE), Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization (MOE), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infections and biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance continue to pose significant challenges in biomedical applications, often resulting in device-related complications and therapeutic failures. To address these concerns, the development of antibacterial surface-engineered biomaterials has become a major research focus, offering localized, non-systemic strategies to combat microbial contamination. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in antibacterial surfaces, with a focus on their mechanisms of action, design principles, and functional performance. Strategies are discussed within the widely recognized categories of active, passive, and hybrid systems. Active surfaces function through agent release or contact-mediated killing, while passive surfaces inhibit bacterial adhesion by modulating surface topography or chemistry. Hybrid systems integrate both mechanisms to achieve synergistic effects. The review also highlights current and emerging applications in medical implants, wound care, and hygienic textiles. Finally, key limitations and future opportunities are critically examined, offering insights into the rational design and clinical translation of next-generation antibacterial biomaterials.

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Antibacterial surfacesBacterial infectionBiofilmBiomaterials

Identifiers

PMID40688018
PMCPMC12274879

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