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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 19, Issue 42, Pages 7796-7806Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b905668h
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- MIT-Portugal program
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Health care associated infections and deaths have reached dimensions that rival traditional diseases and have become a serious financial burden on the health-care systems. Beyond simple hygiene, hopes are high that new materials capable of killing microorganisms on contact could ease the situation. This review highlights recent trends on surface-modifications capable of eliminating a microbial threat upon contact. Despite significant advances, the field still focuses on chemical synthesis and biological testing without breakthroughs in medical materials research.
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