Sophorolipids: A comprehensive review on properties and applications

S Pal, N Chatterjee, AK Das, DJ McClements… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sophorolipids are surface-active glycolipids produced by several non-pathogenic yeast
species and are widely used as biosurfactants in several industrial applications …

Biosurfactants: eco-friendly and innovative biocides against biocorrosion

G Płaza, V Achal - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Corrosion influenced by microbes, commonly known as microbiologically induced corrosion
(MIC), is associated with biofilm, which has been one of the problems in the industry. The …

Engineering a multifunctional 3D-printed PLA-collagen-minocycline-nanoHydroxyapatite scaffold with combined antimicrobial and osteogenic effects for bone …

V Martin, IA Ribeiro, MM Alves, L Gonçalves… - Materials science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D-printing and additive manufacturing can be powerful techniques to design
customized structures and produce synthetic bone grafts with multifunctional effects suitable …

Effect of biomaterials hydrophobicity and roughness on biofilm development

I De-la-Pinta, M Cobos, J Ibarretxe, E Montoya… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
Most hospitalized patients are carriers of biomedical devices. Infections associated with
these devices cause great morbidity and mortality, especially in patients in intensive care …

Sophorolipids—bio-based antimicrobial formulating agents for applications in food and health

WY Cho, JF Ng, WH Yap, BH Goh - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sophorolipids are well-known glycolipid biosurfactants, produced mainly by non-pathogenic
yeast species such as Candida bombicola with high yield. Its unique environmental …

A comprehensive review on natural occurrence, synthesis and biological activities of glycolipids

RCR Jala, S Vudhgiri, CG Kumar - Carbohydrate Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycolipids are ubiquitous and biologically important molecules and are involved in diverse
biological functions and exhibit biosurfactant applications due to their surface-active and …

A glance at antimicrobial strategies to prevent catheter-associated medical infections

SIC Ricardo, IIL Anjos, N Monge… - ACS Infectious …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Urinary and intravascular catheters are two of the most used invasive medical devices;
however, microbial colonization of catheter surfaces is responsible for most healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-printed biosurfactant-chitosan antibacterial coating for the prevention of silicone-based associated infections

F Narciso, S Cardoso, N Monge, M Lourenço… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Infections associated with the surfaces of medical devices represent a critical problem due to
biofilm formation and the growing resistance towards antibacterial drugs. This is particularly …

Biosurfactants as anticancer agents: glycolipids affect skin cells in a differential manner dependent on chemical structure

SA Adu, MS Twigg, PJ Naughton, R Marchant… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melanomas account for 80% of skin cancer deaths. Due to the strong relationship between
melanomas and UV radiation, sunscreens have been recommended for use as a primary …

Synergy between Sophorolipid Biosurfactant and SDS Increases the Efficiency of P. aeruginosa Biofilm Disruption

BVG Nguyen, T Nagakubo, M Toyofuku, N Nomura… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biofilms are communities of bacteria encased in self-secreted extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) that adhere stubbornly to submerged surfaces. Once established, these …