Antibacterial Materials - A Future Insight

Abstract

In an XXI century marked by dynamism, with a population continuously rising, concentrated in high densities around large metropolitan areas, and with a high migration potential from one continent to another, the possibility of an epidemic outburst due to pathogenic germs represents a real threat to human health. For this reason, there is an increasing demand for manufacturing and using antibacterial materials. Problems due to traditional antibacterial materials arise due to their non-biodegradability, which directly affects the environment. The present paper represents an overview of the benefits and disadvantages of antimicrobial materials, so as the solution that is better fitted to the needs of the modern society to be promoted.