Infections

4. Failure of an antimicrobial to inhibit a microorganism at the antimicrobial concentrations usually achieved over time with standard dosing regimens
5. The technology can disrupt the biofilm matrix to expose and eradicate the bacteria, not just kill the planktonic form
7. Solely about bacteria, demonstration that the technology can kill or inhibit colonization of three types of bacteria
8. The sustained presence of replicating infectious agents on, or in, the body
9. The device’s coating or surface treatment repels or prevents bacteria and another microorganisms’ adherence to the surface

1. Cell responsible for the resorption of bone tissue
2. The technology goes beyond bacteria and can eradicate microbes, spores, fungi, or other claimed pathogens
3. When nature can be source of inspiration in the world of biomaterials
6. The invasion by, and reproduction of, pathogenic (disease-causing) organisms inside the body
10. It’s present on the outer membrane of the gram-negative bacteria