Antimicrobial surfaces inhibit or reduce the ability of microorganisms to grow on the surface of a material. This book addresses all areas linked to antimicrobials and antimicrobial surfaces, including physical science, biological science, microbiology and chemistry. It brings together the necessary information needed for readers in different disciplines who often never talk to each other. The book is very timely and important in this day of emerging, reemerging and persisting infectious diseases that are becoming increasingly resistant to antimicrobials.