Recent advances in conductive hydrogels: classifications, properties, and applications

T Zhu, Y Ni, GM Biesold, Y Cheng, M Ge, H Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel-based conductive materials for smart wearable devices have attracted increasing
attention due to their excellent flexibility, versatility, and outstanding biocompatibility. This …

Beyond risk: bacterial biofilms and their regulating approaches

MH Muhammad, AL Idris, X Fan, Y Guo, Y Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms are complex surface attached communities of bacteria held together by
self-produced polymer matrixs mainly composed of polysaccharides, secreted proteins, and …

Microbial biofilms in the food industry—A comprehensive review

C Carrascosa, D Raheem, F Ramos, A Saraiva… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilms, present as microorganisms and surviving on surfaces, can increase food cross-
contamination, leading to changes in the food industry's cleaning and disinfection dynamics …

Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity

A Penesyan, IT Paulsen, S Kjelleberg… - npj Biofilms and …, 2021 - nature.com
Biofilms are organised heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells that are encased
within a self-produced matrix. Current estimates suggest that up to 80% of bacterial and …

Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is a powerful tool for the removal of environmental pollutants

S Mishra, Y Huang, J Li, X Wu, Z Zhou, Q Lei, P Bhatt… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is an attractive approach for the elimination of
environmental pollutants, because of its wide adaptability, biomass, and excellent capacity …

The role of bacterial biofilm in antibiotic resistance and food contamination

GM Abebe - International journal of microbiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm is a microbial association or community attached to different biotic or abiotic surfaces
or environments. These surface‐attached microbial communities can be found in food …

Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: Morphology, Genetics, Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies

M Idrees, S Sawant, N Karodia, A Rahman - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a nosocomial bacterium causing different infectious diseases,
ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to more serious and life-threatening infections …

Plasmids, a molecular cornerstone of antimicrobial resistance in the One Health era

S Castañeda-Barba, EM Top, T Stalder - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial threat to human health. The widespread
prevalence of AMR is, in part, due to the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes …

Plant phenolics and phenolic-enriched extracts as antimicrobial agents against food-contaminating microorganisms

M Takó, EB Kerekes, C Zambrano, A Kotogán, T Papp… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds and extracts with bioactive properties can be obtained from many
kinds of plant materials. These natural substances have gained attention in the food …

Microbial biosurfactants: current trends and applications in agricultural and biomedical industries

PJ Naughton, R Marchant, V Naughton… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Synthetic surfactants are becoming increasingly unpopular in many applications due to
previously disregarded effects on biological systems and this has led to a new focus on …