Biofilms in food processing environments: challenges and opportunities

A Alvarez-Ordóñez, LM Coughlan… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
This review examines the impact of microbial communities colonizing food processing
environments in the form of biofilms on food safety and food quality. The focus is both on …

Testing anti-biofilm polymeric surfaces: Where to start?

C Cattò, F Cappitelli - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the
scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm …

Multifunctional 3D printed porous GelMA/xanthan gum based dressing with biofilm control and wound healing activity

Z Yang, X Ren, Y Liu - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections are the major challenges of wound treatment in current clinical
applications. In this study, Three-dimensional (3D) antibacterial wound dressing has been …

Rechargeable Antibacterial N-Halamine Films with Antifouling Function for Food Packaging Applications

Y Ma, J Li, Y Si, K Huang, N Nitin… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Pathogenic microbial contamination from microbial adhesion and subsequent formation of
the biofilm on surfaces of plastic food packaging materials, especially with robust resistance …

Antibacterial N-halamine fibrous materials

F Wang, L Huang, P Zhang, Y Si, J Yu… - Composites …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pathogenic microbial contamination poses serious threats to human healthcare and
economies worldwide, which instigates the booming development of challenging …

Strategies and perspectives of developing anti-biofilm materials for improved food safety

Y Ma, MZ Aslam, M Wu, N Nitin, G Sun - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
Foodborne diseases caused by ingesting pathogen-contaminated foods have become a
significant global challenge afflicting public health. A report from the National Institute of …

Development of a carboxymethyl xylan film containing licorice essential oil with antioxidant properties to inhibit the growth of foodborne pathogens

 Luís, L Pereira, F Domingues, A Ramos - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
Antioxidant and antibacterial edible films based on carboxymethyl xylan with licorice
essential oil incorporated were successfully developed. The films were prepared by the …

Incorporation of Antimicrobial Bio-Based Carriers onto Poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) Surface for Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity

K Huang, X Yang, Y Ma, G Sun… - ACS applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A biobased rechargeable antimicrobial modification approach was developed using a
covalent immobilization of food grade yeast cell wall particles on a model plastic film. We …

Integration of photo-induced biocidal and hydrophilic antifouling functions on nanofibrous membranes with demonstrated reduction of biofilm formation

Y Ma, Z Zhang, N Nitin, G Sun - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Survival and pathogenic microbial adhesions on surfaces of materials followed by the
formation of biofilms with robust resistance to antibiotics constitute the forefront of disease …

Targeted photodynamic treatment of bacterial biofilms using curcumin encapsulated in cells and cell wall particles

F Dou, K Huang, N Nitin - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Efficient inactivation and removal of pathogenic biofilms in food and biomedical
environments remain a significant challenge for food safety applications and medical …