Editorial: Combating Bacterial Infections Through Biomimetic or Bioinspired Materials Design and Enabling Technologies

Today we are in the so-called antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. Our Research Topic Combating Bacterial Infections Through Biomimetic or Bioinspired Materials Design and Enabling Technologies comes in, to harness the natural potential of antimicrobial strategies for modern medicine. As is often the case when exploring new ways to solve an existing problem, such as foreign body-associated infections, biofilm formation and resistance to classical antibiotics, new challenges are brought to light. In this research topic, a review is devoted to illustrate these challenges. In addition, further 13 original papers highlight various strategies for combating biofilms and clinically relevant bacterial strains, some of which are highly resistant, in an alternative-complementary manner. More specifically, Combating Bacterial Infections Through Biomimetic or Bioinspired Materials Design and Enabling Technologies invites the reader to learn about breakthrough contributions from leading scientists in the areas of i) Biomimetic polymers and hybrids with antibacterial activity, ii) Bioactive ceramics and glasses that prevent bacterial growth, iii) Design of unfavorable surface topographies and chemical functionalisation for bacterial colonization, and iv) 2D and 3D in vitro testing of antibacterial activity and eukaryotic biocompatibility.