ReviewMaterials today. Bio2025
Smart bacteria-responsive coatings for combating catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Nanoparticle-based therapeutic platforms for inflammatory disorders of the urinary system: Engineering local delivery, biointerface regulation, and smart responsive therapy.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Antibacterial surface engineering: bioinspiration from leaves to medical devices.RSC applied interfaces · 2026Review
- Sensing in Urinary Catheter Systems: From Measurands and Signal Fidelity to Supportable Clinical Claims.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Functional hydrogel biomaterials for urological diagnosis and treatment-design strategies and application progress: a review.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2026Review
- A pH-Triggered antibacterial and lubricating dual-function hydrogel coating for infection-resistant urinary catheters.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
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Abstract
As one of the leading hospital-acquired infections (HAI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) can not only give rise to high treatment costs, but may also lead to serious after effects like pyelonephritis, sepsis, bacteremia, and even death. In order to reduce the infection risk, a lot of efforts have been devoted to the development of antibacterial urinary catheters such as antibiotic-coated catheters. With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the design of alternative antibacterial strategies such as stimuli-responsive coatings for combating CAUTIs has attracted increasing interest in recent years. In this review, we summarize recent advances of bacteria-responsive coatings that are specially designed for urinary catheters. Based on the specific microenvironments of CAUTIs, various responsive coatings triggered by pH changes and bacterial metabolites such as enzymes and toxins, have been developed. The design principles, fabrication approaches and antibacterial performance of such smart coatings are discussed based on representative examples. Finally, a brief perspective is presented on the challenges and future of bacteria-responsive coatings for urinary catheters.
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