Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
Long-lasting renewable antibacterial porous polymeric coatings enable titanium biomaterials to prevent and treat peri-implant infection
Abstract
Infection is a major problem for dental implants with current antibacterial coatings losing efficacy quickly. Here, the authors report on the N-halamine polymeric coating of titanium implants to create a long-lasting renewable antibacterial layer and demonstrate application in vivo.