20.500.12556/RUL-133846 Strategies for improving antimicrobial properties of stainless steel In this review, strategies for improving the antimicrobial properties of stainless steel (SS) are presented. The main focus given is to present current strategies for surface modification of SS, which alter surface characteristics in terms of surface chemistry, topography and wettability/surface charge, without influencing the bulk attributes of the material. As SS exhibits excellent mechanical properties and satisfactory biocompatibility, it is one of the most frequently used materials in medical applications. It is widely used as a material for fabricating orthopedic prosthesis, cardiovascular stents/valves and recently also for three dimensional (3D) printing of custom made implants. Despite its good mechanical properties, SS lacks desired biofunctionality, which makes it prone to bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Due to increased resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, it is imperative to achieve antibacterial properties of implants. Thus, many different approaches were proposed and are discussed herein. Emphasis is given on novel approaches based on treatment with highly reactive plasma, which may alter SS topography, chemistry and wettability under appropriate treatment conditions. This review aims to present and critically discuss different approaches and propose novel possibilities for surface modification of SS by using highly reactive gaseous plasma in order to obtain a desired biological response. antibacterial stainless steel surface modification biocompatibility plasma antibakterijsko nerjaveče jeklo sprememba površine biokompatibilnost plazma true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2021-12-16 14:57:16 2021-12-16 14:57:16 2022-09-13 03:52:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 22 str. iss. 13, art. 2944 Vol. 13 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 620.1/.2:533 1996-1944 10.3390/ma13132944 21461251 RAZ_Resnik_Matic_2020.pdf RAZ_Resnik_Matic_2020.pdf 1 EAB70B82A7E4F81EE6A00D5220A94AAC 0a69de75d541b442136cda5d172de0919e0f4ce62f00948beab45c6d9c2f139d 7341a151-5e78-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152197 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/13/2944 1 f3692491-5e77-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152196 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0