Handbook of Antimicrobial Coatings

Atul Tiwari

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9780128119822
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128119839
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Physical & Theoretical Chemistry
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Handbook of Antimicrobial Coatings is the first comprehensive work on the developments being made in the emerging field of antimicrobial coatings. Crucial aspects associated with coating research are presented in the form of individual chapters. Particular close attention has been given to essential aspects necessary to understand the properties of novel materials. The book introduces the reader to progress being made in the field, followed by an outline of applications in different areas. Various methods and techniques of synthesis and characterization are detailed as individual chapters. Chapters provide insight into the ongoing research, current trends and technical challenges in this rapidly progressing field. The covered topics were chosen so that they can be easily understood by new scholars as well as advanced learners. No book has been written on this topic thus far with so much crucial information for materials scientists, engineers and technologists. - Offers the first comprehensive work on developments being made in the emerging field of antimicrobial coatings - Features updates written by leading experts in the field of anti-microbial coatings - Includes discussions of coatings for novel materials - Provides various methods and techniques of synthesis and characterization detailed in individual chapters

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• 1. Antimicrobial Coatings—Technology Advancement or Scientific Myth
• 2. Antimicrobial and Antifungal Treatments for US Army Applications
• 3. Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Coatings as Potential Biomaterials: From Action to Application
• 4. Basic Strategies and Testing Methods to Develop Effective Edible Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Coating
• 5. Preparation and Antibacterial Properties of Reactive Surface Coatings Using Solar Energy Driven Photocatalyst
• 6. Biological Characterization of Antimicrobial Coatings
• 7. Coating Technologies for Antimicrobial Textile Surfaces: State of the Art and Future Prospects for Textile Finishing
• 8. Formation of Antibacterial Paper Coated With Flavor and Essential Oils Encapsulated by Spray Drying
• 9. Promising Antimicrobial Properties of Silicon-Based Thin-Film Coatings
• 10. Metallic Coatings on Fabrics for Antimicrobial Purposes
• 11. Natural Antimicrobial Materials for Use in Food Packaging
• 12. The Sonochemical Coating of Textiles With Antibacterial Nanoparticles
• 13. Metamaterials for Antimicrobial Biofilm Applications: Photonic Crystals of Microspheres and Optical Fibers for Decontamination of Liquids and Gases
• 14. Metal Pigments as Antimicrobial Agent and Coating Additives
• 15. Antibiofilm Coatings
• 16. Antimicrobial Coatings for Textiles
• 17. Chitosan-Based Structures/Coatings With Antibacterial Properties
• 18. N-Halamine-Based Antimicrobial Coatings
• 19. Antimicrobial Coatings Based on Linseed Oil/TiO2 Nanocomposites
• 20. Antimicrobial Surface Modification of Polymeric Biomaterials
• 21. Antibacterial Coatings on Medical Devices
• 22. Antimicrobial Coating Development Based on Antimicrobial Peptides
• 23. Imparting Potential Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities to Water-Based Interior Paint Using Phytosynthesized Biocompatible Nanoparticles of Silver as an Additive—A Green Approach
• 24. Mechanism of Action of Tethered Antimicrobial Peptides
• Index