Z L Shaw

TL;DR: In this article, a critical assessment of current low-dimensional materials (LDMs) and their mechanism of action for antimicrobial applications is provided. And future design considerations and constraints in deploying LDM-based applications are discussed.

TL;DR: This work presents the broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of few-layered black phosphorus (BP) at nanogram concentrations and demonstrates the practical utility of this approach, whereby medically relevant surfaces are imparted with antimicrobial properties via functionalization with few-layer BP.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a fundamental characterization study to show differences between biofilms formed by Gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the yeast-type Candida albicans using synchrotron macro attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) microspectroscopy.

TL;DR: In this article , the interactions taking place between cells and liquid metals (LMs) are reported, presenting a unique opportunity to explore and understand the LM-biological interface, which reveals a unique biointerfacial interaction and provides insights into the mechanisms involved.

TL;DR: In this article , a dual-action mechanoresponsive and chemical surface approach was proposed to improve the antimicrobial activity of the titanium alloys, which can be uniformly achieved using hydrothermal etching, enabling a mechanical contact-killing mechanism of bacterial and fungal cells.