Antimicrobial Nano Coatings.

The physical forms of antimicrobial nanomaterials include elongated nanostructures, such as nanofibres, -wires, -pillars, or nanotubes, nanoparticles or other structures. This Special Issue on antimicrobial nanocoatings includes articles on antimicrobial nanomaterials applied onto hard carriers or surfaces [[10]], onto the surfaces of catheters [[12]] or woven into wound dressing materials [[13]]. The types of nanomaterials that were discussed in these articles include nanoparticles or nanostructures of Ag, CuO, ZnO, ZnO/Ag [[10]] or ZnO/Au [[15]] nanocomposites, antimicrobial peptides [[12]], natural plant-derived antimicrobial compounds [[13]] and antibiotics [[14]]. The increased popularity of nanotechnology has also resulted in elevated use of nanoparticles and nanostructures in and on antimicrobial surfaces. [Extracted from the article]