ZnO-based antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications.
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
; 45(9): 1421-1445, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2014147
ABSTRACT
Rapid transmission of infectious microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria through person-to-person contact has contributed significantly to global health issues. The high survivability of these microorganisms on the material surface enumerates their transmissibility to the susceptible patient. The antimicrobial coating has emerged as one of the most interesting technologies to prevent growth and subsequently kill disease-causing microorganisms. It offers an effective solution a non-invasive, low-cost, easy-in-use, side-effect-free, and environmentally friendly method to prevent nosocomial infection. Among antimicrobial coating, zinc oxide (ZnO) stands as one of the excellent materials owing to zero toxicity, high biocompatibility to human organs, good stability, high abundancy, affordability, and high photocatalytic performance to kill various infectious pathogens. Therefore, this review provides the latest research progress on advanced applications of ZnO nanostructure-based antibacterial coatings for medical devices, biomedical applications, and health care facilities. Finally, future challenges and clinical practices of ZnO-based antibacterial coating are addressed.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Zinc Oxide
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Anti-Infective Agents
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
Journal subject:
Biotechnology
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Biomedical Engineering
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00449-022-02733-9
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