Antimicrobial nanocoatings and films for contact lenses: progress and promise
Antimicrobial nanocoatings show strong potential, achieving >3-log<sub>1</sub><sub>0</sub> bacterial reductions and reducing corneal infiltrative events in trials. Future work should focus on hybrid, stimuli-responsive coatings that activate under infection-specific conditions, ensure long-term safety, and meet manufacturing and regulatory requirements.
Authors
- Manjulatha Sara
- Mark D. P. Willcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-7563)
- Samuel Attard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0644-6817)
- Naresh Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-9621)
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nanomedicine
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2026.2623930
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00