A comprehensive review on anticorrosive/antifouling superhydrophobic coatings: Fabrication, assessment, applications, challenges and future perspectives

TP Rasitha, NG Krishna, B Anandkumar… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobicity (SHP) is an incredible phenomenon of extreme water repellency of
surfaces ubiquitous in nature (Eg lotus leaves, butterfly wings, taro leaves, mosquito eyes …

Dry surface biofilms in the food processing industry: An overview on surface characteristics, adhesion and biofilm formation, detection of biofilms, and dry sanitization …

VPP Alonso, MPMBB Gonçalves… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial biofilm formation in low moisture food processing (LMF) plants is related to matters
of food safety, production efficiency, economic loss, and reduced consumer trust. Dry …

Superhydrophobic surfaces to combat bacterial surface colonization

D Ashok, S Cheeseman, Y Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent COVID‐19 pandemic and the accelerating rise of deaths associated with
antibiotic‐resistant bacterial strains have highlighted the global health and economic threats …

Understanding bacterial surface and adhesion properties and the implications for Pickering stabilization of colloidal structures

X Jiang, KA Whitehead, N Arneborg, Y Fang… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gram-positive bacteria can be considered as structural building blocks adhering to
interfaces and taking part in the formation of colloidal structures depending on their surface …

Adhesion of oral bacteria to commercial d-PTFE membranes: Polymer microstructure makes a difference

G Begić, M Petković Didović, S Lučić Blagojević… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial contamination of the membranes used during guided bone regeneration directly
influences the outcome of this procedure. In this study, we analyzed the early stages of …

A review of advances & potential of applying nanomaterials for biofilm inhibition

YH Cao, WJ Cai, XW He, HL Song, J Gao, YL Yang… - npj Clean Water, 2024 - nature.com
Biofilms pose significant challenges due to their role in biological contamination and water
quality damage. This review explores physical/chemical strategies for controlling biofilms …

Evaluation of TiO2 Nanoparticles Physicochemical Parameters Associated with their Antimicrobial Applications

P Sharma, R Kumari, M Yadav, R Lal - Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) usage is increasing in everyday
consumer products, hence, assessing their toxic impacts on living organisms and …

The Influence of Physical Characteristics of Wet Wipe Fabrics on the Microbial Biomass Accumulation

N Ziklo, I Yuli, M Bibi, P Salama - Cosmetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The physicochemical properties of nonwoven wet wipe fabrics have a strong influence on
the ability of microorganisms to attach and multiply, until a biofilm is formed. Cellulose-based …

Controlled Delivery of Reactive Oxygen Species by Functionalized Catalytic Plasma Coatings for Antimicrobial Applications

N Paula, K Flaela, Z Flavia, M Philipp… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Increasing complications due to bacterial and viral infections require novel antimicrobial
approaches. One emerging strategy is that based on catalysts able to selectively deliver …

Design of silicone interfaces with antibacterial properties

M Barshutina, D Yakubovsky, R Kirtaev, V Volkov… - Biofouling, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Silicone implants are widely used for plastic or reconstruction medical applications.
However, they can cause severe infections of inner tissues due to bacterial adhesion and …