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Creating antibacterial surfaces is the primary approach in preventing the occurrence and diffusion of clinical infections and foodborne diseases as well as in contrasting the propagation of pandemics in everyday life. Proper surface engineering can inhibit microorganism spread and biofilm formation, can contrast antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and can avoid cross-contamination from a contaminated surface to another and eventually to humans. For these reasons, antibacterial surfaces play a key role in many applications, ranging from biomedicine to food and beverage materials, textiles, and objects with frequent human contact. The incorporation of antimicrobial agents within a surface or their addition onto a surface are very effective strategies to achieve this aim and to properly modify many other surface properties at the same time. In this framework, this Special Issue collects research studying several materials and methods related to the antibacterial properties of surfaces for different applications and discussions about the environmental and human-safety aspects.

nanocomposite --- mechanical properties --- cytotoxicity --- nanosilica --- antibiotics --- drug loading --- electrodeposition --- halloysite nanotubes --- zinc --- metal nanoparticles --- titanium implants --- cellulose --- silver --- nanoparticle --- antibacterial --- composite --- thin film --- xanthan gum --- zinc oxide --- quorum sensing --- biofilm --- virulence --- S. marcescens --- C. violaceum --- proteins --- titanium dioxide --- functionalization --- hybrid composites --- antimicrobial coatings --- aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) --- RF sputtering (RFS) --- supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) --- silver nanoparticles --- atomic force microscopy (AFM) --- health --- biomedical applications --- food packaging --- antibacterial coating --- antimicrobial peptide --- plasma polymer --- LL 37 --- Magainin --- Parasin --- bacterial attachment --- polylactide --- photodynamic --- supramolecular systems --- micelles --- drug delivery --- copolymers --- ring opening polymerization --- aPDT --- BODIPY --- antimicrobial --- polycaprolactone (PCL) --- nanofibers --- electrospinning --- sputtering --- antiviral --- biomedical --- bioremediation --- antifouling --- metal ions --- graphene --- antibiotic resistance --- foams --- biomaterials --- n/a

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Polymer composites represent the platform materials of the XXI century and are an important slice of the market in the production of modern plastics. Their design is based on adding a second component to the polymer matrix to enhance its properties. Among the various possible composites, organic–inorganic hybrid materials offer advantageous performance relative to either of the non-hybrid counterparts. The dramatic improvement of physical properties, compared with pure materials, in which inorganic particles or nanoparticles are inserted into an organic polymeric matrix, could bridge the gap between ceramics and polymers. We are interested in articles that explore polymer-based hybrid systems. The Special Issue topics include the synthesis and characterization of polymeric hybrid materials—hybrid composites in electronics and energy applications; hybrid composites in space applications; the biomedical application of hybrid polymeric materials.

History of engineering & technology --- Merox process --- dimethyl disulfide --- metal phthalocyanine --- activated carbon --- sodium methylmercaptide oxidation --- composite --- polymer --- crystalline graphite powder --- transmittance property --- shape-memory polymer --- nickel powder --- protrusive chain --- shape-memory effect --- surface morphology --- poly(lactic acid) --- flax fibers --- biocomposites --- predictive analytical model --- mechanical properties --- hybrid composite --- PCL --- TiO2 --- SiO2 --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- antibacterial behavior --- thermoset --- polyester --- bio-based --- poultry feathers --- fish gelatin methacrylate --- strontium-doped calcium silicate --- bone regeneration --- cell-laden scaffold --- bioprinting --- recycling material --- adhesion --- NiTi plate --- PMMA/NiTi composites --- surface features --- semiconductor nanocrystal --- hybrid --- solar cells --- organic semiconductor --- solution processed --- surfactant --- mechanico-thermal --- nanocomposites --- magneto-rheological (MR) --- filler --- elastomer --- micro-structure --- PA6 --- montmorillonite --- flammability --- surface modification --- thermal properties --- flame retardants --- hybrid composites --- chemical engineering --- Merox process --- dimethyl disulfide --- metal phthalocyanine --- activated carbon --- sodium methylmercaptide oxidation --- composite --- polymer --- crystalline graphite powder --- transmittance property --- shape-memory polymer --- nickel powder --- protrusive chain --- shape-memory effect --- surface morphology --- poly(lactic acid) --- flax fibers --- biocomposites --- predictive analytical model --- mechanical properties --- hybrid composite --- PCL --- TiO2 --- SiO2 --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- antibacterial behavior --- thermoset --- polyester --- bio-based --- poultry feathers --- fish gelatin methacrylate --- strontium-doped calcium silicate --- bone regeneration --- cell-laden scaffold --- bioprinting --- recycling material --- adhesion --- NiTi plate --- PMMA/NiTi composites --- surface features --- semiconductor nanocrystal --- hybrid --- solar cells --- organic semiconductor --- solution processed --- surfactant --- mechanico-thermal --- nanocomposites --- magneto-rheological (MR) --- filler --- elastomer --- micro-structure --- PA6 --- montmorillonite --- flammability --- surface modification --- thermal properties --- flame retardants --- hybrid composites --- chemical engineering

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Creating antibacterial surfaces is the primary approach in preventing the occurrence and diffusion of clinical infections and foodborne diseases as well as in contrasting the propagation of pandemics in everyday life. Proper surface engineering can inhibit microorganism spread and biofilm formation, can contrast antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and can avoid cross-contamination from a contaminated surface to another and eventually to humans. For these reasons, antibacterial surfaces play a key role in many applications, ranging from biomedicine to food and beverage materials, textiles, and objects with frequent human contact. The incorporation of antimicrobial agents within a surface or their addition onto a surface are very effective strategies to achieve this aim and to properly modify many other surface properties at the same time. In this framework, this Special Issue collects research studying several materials and methods related to the antibacterial properties of surfaces for different applications and discussions about the environmental and human-safety aspects.

Technology: general issues --- nanocomposite --- mechanical properties --- cytotoxicity --- nanosilica --- antibiotics --- drug loading --- electrodeposition --- halloysite nanotubes --- zinc --- metal nanoparticles --- titanium implants --- cellulose --- silver --- nanoparticle --- antibacterial --- composite --- thin film --- xanthan gum --- zinc oxide --- quorum sensing --- biofilm --- virulence --- S. marcescens --- C. violaceum --- proteins --- titanium dioxide --- functionalization --- hybrid composites --- antimicrobial coatings --- aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) --- RF sputtering (RFS) --- supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) --- silver nanoparticles --- atomic force microscopy (AFM) --- health --- biomedical applications --- food packaging --- antibacterial coating --- antimicrobial peptide --- plasma polymer --- LL 37 --- Magainin --- Parasin --- bacterial attachment --- polylactide --- photodynamic --- supramolecular systems --- micelles --- drug delivery --- copolymers --- ring opening polymerization --- aPDT --- BODIPY --- antimicrobial --- polycaprolactone (PCL) --- nanofibers --- electrospinning --- sputtering --- antiviral --- biomedical --- bioremediation --- antifouling --- metal ions --- graphene --- antibiotic resistance --- foams --- biomaterials --- nanocomposite --- mechanical properties --- cytotoxicity --- nanosilica --- antibiotics --- drug loading --- electrodeposition --- halloysite nanotubes --- zinc --- metal nanoparticles --- titanium implants --- cellulose --- silver --- nanoparticle --- antibacterial --- composite --- thin film --- xanthan gum --- zinc oxide --- quorum sensing --- biofilm --- virulence --- S. marcescens --- C. violaceum --- proteins --- titanium dioxide --- functionalization --- hybrid composites --- antimicrobial coatings --- aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) --- RF sputtering (RFS) --- supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) --- silver nanoparticles --- atomic force microscopy (AFM) --- health --- biomedical applications --- food packaging --- antibacterial coating --- antimicrobial peptide --- plasma polymer --- LL 37 --- Magainin --- Parasin --- bacterial attachment --- polylactide --- photodynamic --- supramolecular systems --- micelles --- drug delivery --- copolymers --- ring opening polymerization --- aPDT --- BODIPY --- antimicrobial --- polycaprolactone (PCL) --- nanofibers --- electrospinning --- sputtering --- antiviral --- biomedical --- bioremediation --- antifouling --- metal ions --- graphene --- antibiotic resistance --- foams --- biomaterials

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Creating antibacterial surfaces is the primary approach in preventing the occurrence and diffusion of clinical infections and foodborne diseases as well as in contrasting the propagation of pandemics in everyday life. Proper surface engineering can inhibit microorganism spread and biofilm formation, can contrast antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and can avoid cross-contamination from a contaminated surface to another and eventually to humans. For these reasons, antibacterial surfaces play a key role in many applications, ranging from biomedicine to food and beverage materials, textiles, and objects with frequent human contact. The incorporation of antimicrobial agents within a surface or their addition onto a surface are very effective strategies to achieve this aim and to properly modify many other surface properties at the same time. In this framework, this Special Issue collects research studying several materials and methods related to the antibacterial properties of surfaces for different applications and discussions about the environmental and human-safety aspects.

Technology: general issues --- nanocomposite --- mechanical properties --- cytotoxicity --- nanosilica --- antibiotics --- drug loading --- electrodeposition --- halloysite nanotubes --- zinc --- metal nanoparticles --- titanium implants --- cellulose --- silver --- nanoparticle --- antibacterial --- composite --- thin film --- xanthan gum --- zinc oxide --- quorum sensing --- biofilm --- virulence --- S. marcescens --- C. violaceum --- proteins --- titanium dioxide --- functionalization --- hybrid composites --- antimicrobial coatings --- aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) --- RF sputtering (RFS) --- supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) --- silver nanoparticles --- atomic force microscopy (AFM) --- health --- biomedical applications --- food packaging --- antibacterial coating --- antimicrobial peptide --- plasma polymer --- LL 37 --- Magainin --- Parasin --- bacterial attachment --- polylactide --- photodynamic --- supramolecular systems --- micelles --- drug delivery --- copolymers --- ring opening polymerization --- aPDT --- BODIPY --- antimicrobial --- polycaprolactone (PCL) --- nanofibers --- electrospinning --- sputtering --- antiviral --- biomedical --- bioremediation --- antifouling --- metal ions --- graphene --- antibiotic resistance --- foams --- biomaterials --- n/a

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Polymer composites represent the platform materials of the XXI century and are an important slice of the market in the production of modern plastics. Their design is based on adding a second component to the polymer matrix to enhance its properties. Among the various possible composites, organic–inorganic hybrid materials offer advantageous performance relative to either of the non-hybrid counterparts. The dramatic improvement of physical properties, compared with pure materials, in which inorganic particles or nanoparticles are inserted into an organic polymeric matrix, could bridge the gap between ceramics and polymers. We are interested in articles that explore polymer-based hybrid systems. The Special Issue topics include the synthesis and characterization of polymeric hybrid materials—hybrid composites in electronics and energy applications; hybrid composites in space applications; the biomedical application of hybrid polymeric materials.

Merox process --- dimethyl disulfide --- metal phthalocyanine --- activated carbon --- sodium methylmercaptide oxidation --- composite --- polymer --- crystalline graphite powder --- transmittance property --- shape-memory polymer --- nickel powder --- protrusive chain --- shape-memory effect --- surface morphology --- poly(lactic acid) --- flax fibers --- biocomposites --- predictive analytical model --- mechanical properties --- hybrid composite --- PCL --- TiO2 --- SiO2 --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- antibacterial behavior --- thermoset --- polyester --- bio-based --- poultry feathers --- fish gelatin methacrylate --- strontium-doped calcium silicate --- bone regeneration --- cell-laden scaffold --- bioprinting --- recycling material --- adhesion --- NiTi plate --- PMMA/NiTi composites --- surface features --- semiconductor nanocrystal --- hybrid --- solar cells --- organic semiconductor --- solution processed --- surfactant --- mechanico-thermal --- nanocomposites --- magneto-rheological (MR) --- filler --- elastomer --- micro-structure --- PA6 --- montmorillonite --- flammability --- surface modification --- thermal properties --- flame retardants --- hybrid composites --- chemical engineering --- n/a