Universal Antifouling and Photothermal Antibacterial Surfaces Based on Multifunctional Metal–Phenolic Networks for Prevention of Biofilm Formation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaran Wang ◽  
Yi Zou ◽  
Yong Wu ◽  
Ting Wei ◽  
Kunyan Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Antibacterial Surfaces

scholarly journals Fructose Enhanced Reduction of Bacterial Growth on Nanorough Surfaces

2013 ◽  
Vol 1498 ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Gozde Durmus ◽  
Erik N. Taylor ◽  
Kim M. Kummer ◽  
Thomas J. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Growth ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Bacteria Growth ◽  
Planktonic Bacteria ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Metabolic Stimulation ◽  
Antibacterial Surfaces ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACTBiofilms are a major source of medical device-associated infections, due to their persistent growth and antibiotic resistance. Recent studies have shown that engineering surface nanoroughness has great potential to create antibacterial surfaces. In addition, stimulation of bacterial metabolism increases the efficacy of antibacterial agents to eradicate biofilms. In this study, we combined the antibacterial effects of nanorough topographies with metabolic stimulation (i.e., fructose metabolites) to further decrease bacterial growth on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) surfaces, without using antibiotics. We showed for the first time that the presence of fructose on nanorough PVC surfaces decreased planktonic bacteria growth and biofilm formation after 24 hours. Most importantly, a 60% decrease was observed on nanorough PVC surfaces soaked in a 10 mM fructose solution compared to conventional PVC surfaces. In this manner, this study demonstrated that bacteria growth can be significantly decreased through the combined use of fructose and nanorough surfaces and thus should be further studied for a wide range of antibacterial applications.

Recent developments in smart antibacterial surfaces to inhibit biofilm formation and bacterial infections

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
pp. 4274-4292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Li ◽  
Biao Wu ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Kaihui Nan ◽  
Yingying Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Bacterial Biofilms ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Antibacterial Surfaces

Since their development over 70 years, antibiotics are still the most effective strategy to treat bacterial biofilms and infections.

Bacterial biofilm behavior in water-supply lines of dental units

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 882-883
Author(s):  
B.D. Tall ◽  
K.S. George ◽  
R. T. Gray ◽  
H.N. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Bacterial Biofilm

Studies of bacterial behavior in many environments have shown that most organisms attach to surfaces, forming communities of microcolonies called biofilms. In contaminated medical devices, biofilms may serve both as reservoirs and as inocula for the initiation of infections. Recently, there has been much concern about the potential of dental units to transmit infections. Because the mechanisms of biofilm formation are ill-defined, we investigated the behavior and formation of a biofilm associated with tubing leading to the water syringe of a dental unit over a period of 1 month.

Biofilm-formation ability of S. aureus on collagen matrices

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
O. Iungin ◽  
L. Maistrenko ◽  
P. Rebrykova ◽  
I. Duka
Keyword(s):  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Collagen Matrices
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