□ Professor Bonghoon Kim of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST; President Kunwoo Lee) has successfully developed a next-generation surface modification technology with anti-bacterial and anti-viral contamination properties. It was featured as a cover article in the international journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. □ A notable characteristic of this novel surface modification technology developed in this study is its ability to uniformly form nanometer-thick polydopamine (PDA) layers on a wide range of organic surfaces. □ The surface modification method effectively eliminates the need to use toxic solvents and a vacuum environment, key limitations of conventional chemical vapor deposition and self-assembled single molecular membrane processes. □ “This study holds significance as it was featured as the cover article in a prestigious international journal,” said Professor Bonghoon Kim.