Applications Bacterial adhesion

An YH, Dickinson RB, Doyle RJ. Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion Principles, Methods, and Applications, Humana Press, Totowa, 2000, pp. 1-27. 

Potential applications of the LbL films as antibacterial coatings have also been reported. Multilayers of albumin/heparin can significantly reduce bacterial adhesion... 

In some technological and medical applications protein adsorption and/or cell adhesion is advantageous, but in others it is detrimental. In bioreactors it is stimulated to obtain favourable production conditions. In contrast, biofilm formation may cause contamination problems in water purification systems, in food processing equipment and on kitchen tools. Similarly, bacterial adhesion on synthetic materials used for e.g. artificial organs and prostheses, catheters, blood bags, etc., may cause severe infections. Furthermore, biofilms on heat exchangers, filters, separation membranes, and also on ship hulls oppose heat and mass transfer and increase frictional resistance. These consequences clearly result in decreased production rates and increased costs. 

Whether protein adsorption or cell adhesion is intended or not, for each particular application the interaction of the bio-particle with the material s surface should be tuned to reach the optimal result. Protein adsorption and bacterial adhesion, further denoted as particle adhesion, may be manipulated in a controlled way if the various types of interaction determining the adsorption and adhesion processes are identified. 

E. Fallman, S. Schedin, J. Jass, M. Andersson, B.E. Uhhn, O. Axner, Optical tweezers based force measurement system for quantitating binding interactions system design and application for the study of bacterial adhesion. Biosens. Bioelectron. 19, 1429-1437 (2004)... 

Vacheethanasee K, Marchant RE. Non-specific Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion contributions of bacterial hydrophobicity and charge. In An YH, Friedman RJ, eds. Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion Principles, Methods and Applications. Totowa NJ Humana Press, 2000 73-90. 

Mack D, Bartscht K, Dobinsky S, Horstkotte MA, Kiel K, Knobloch JKM, Schafer P (2000) Staphylococcal factors involved in adhesion and biofilm formation on biomaterials. In An YH, Friedman RJ (eds.) Handbook for studying bacterial adhesion principles, methods, and applications. Humana Press, Totowa, N J, chap 20, p 307... 

Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion Principles, Methods and Applications,... 

This chapter will provide an overview of the most recent syntheses and applications of glyconanoparticles that have deepened our understanding of multivalent carbohydrate-protein interactions. Together with sensitive detection devices, inhibitors of bacterial adhesion to host tissue, and cancer vaccines in therapeutic systems, including photosensitizers for photodynamic therapies (PDT), these novel bionanomaterials are finding widespread relevance. The recent development of... 

Silver-nitrides/oxynitrides were sputtered stepwise or concomitant with Ag in the magnetron chamber and showed resistance, adhesion to the support, and uniformity of deposition. P. Kelly " reported the use of sputtered nitrides for many industrial applications. Bacterial reduction in the dark and under daylight/actinic light was reported using colored nitrides/oxynitrides. 

Plasma-Deposited Membranes for Controlled Release of Antibiotic to Prevent Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Vol. 50, No. 2, (February 2000), pp. (160-170), ISSN1552-4%5 Hirst, A.R., Escuder, B., Mravet, J.F. Smith, D.K (2008). High-Tech Applications of Self-Assembling Supramolecular Nanostructured Gel-Phase Materials From... 

It is clear that there is a bright future for responsive polymer brashes in the field of biomedical applications. They provide a unique control over surfaces that is difficult to match by any other surface coating. They have been shown be able to control wettability, cell adhesion, bacterial adhesion, and protein adsorption, which provide many opportunities for functional coatings of medical implants, protein carriers, biosensors. 

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