Antimicrobial coatings as a promising prevention strategy of implants infections triggered by Staphylococcus aureus

Technological progress in the development of various types of im-plants is one of the greatest achievements of contemporary surgery. Such devices can replace or restore the function of damaged tissu-es, significantly improving people's quality of life and its longevity. Unfortunately, infections are the main reason for removing implants from patients who usually then need expensive and challenging treat-ment. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent pathogen detected in such complications. Therefore, prevention methods become more attractive. Antimicrobial coatings are the most important techniques to prevent implant infections. They give the biomaterials from which medical devices are obtained antiadhesive and antibacterial properties. In this paper, we review promising methods of creating such coatin-gs. The majority of concepts are about covering implants with germi-cidal substances like antibiotics or silver nanoparticles. Interestingly, even changes in the surface topography may be necessary to prevent Staphylococcus aureus adhesion effectively.