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Gerchman D, Acunha Ferrari PH, Baranov O, Levchenko I, Takimi AS, Bazaka K. One-step rapid formation of wrinkled fractal antibiofouling coatings from environmentally friendly, waste-derived terpenes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:319-334. [PMID: 38678887 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
Wrinkled coatings are a potential drug-free method for mitigating bacterial attachment and biofilm formation on materials such as medical and food grade steel. However, their fabrication typically requires multiple steps and often the use of a stimulus to induce wrinkle formation. Here, we report a facile plasma-based method for rapid fabrication of thin (<250 nm) polymer coatings from a single environmentally friendly precursor, where wrinkle formation and fractal pattern development are controlled solely by varying the deposition time from 3 s to 60 s. We propose a mechanism behind the observed in situ development of wrinkles in plasma, as well as demonstrate how introducing specific topographical features on the surface of the substrata can result int the formation of even more complex, ordered wrinkle patterns arising from the non-uniformity of plasma when in contact with structured surfaces. Thus-fabricated wrinkled surfaces show good adhesion to substrate and an antifouling activity that is not observed in the equivalent smooth coatings and hence is attributed to the specific pattern of wrinkles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Gerchman
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Engineering and Robomechanical Systems, National Aerospace University, Kharkiv 61070, Ukraine; Department of Gaseous Electronics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia, EU
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- Plasma Sources and Application Center, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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- School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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Šístková J, Fialová T, Svoboda E, Varmužová K, Uher M, Číhalová K, Přibyl J, Dlouhý A, Pávková Goldbergová M. Insight into antibacterial effect of titanium nanotubular surfaces with focus on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17303. [PMID: 39068252 PMCID: PMC11283573 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68266-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Materials used for orthopedic implants should not only have physical properties close to those of bones, durability and biocompatibility, but should also exhibit a sufficient degree of antibacterial functionality. Due to its excellent properties, titanium is still a widely used material for production of orthopedic implants, but the unmodified material exhibits poor antibacterial activity. In this work, the physicochemical characteristics, such as chemical composition, crystallinity, wettability, roughness, and release of Ti ions of the titanium surface modified with nanotubular layers were analyzed and its antibacterial activity against two biofilm-forming bacterial strains responsible for prosthetic joint infection (Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) was investigated. Electrochemical anodization (anodic oxidation) was used to prepare two types of nanotubular arrays with nanotubes differing in dimensions (with diameters of 73 and 118 nm and lengths of 572 and 343 nm, respectively). These two surface types showed similar chemistry, crystallinity, and surface energy. The surface with smaller nanotube diameter (TNT-73) but larger values of roughness parameters was more effective against S. aureus. For P. aeruginosa the sample with a larger nanotube diameter (TNT-118) had better antibacterial effect with proven cell lysis. Antibacterial properties of titanium nanotubular surfaces with potential in implantology, which in our previous work demonstrated a positive effect on the behavior of human gingival fibroblasts, were investigated in terms of surface parameters. The interplay between nanotube diameter and roughness appeared critical for the bacterial fate on nanotubular surfaces. The relationship of nanotube diameter, values of roughness parameters, and other surface properties to bacterial behavior is discussed in detail. The study is believed to shed more light on how nanotubular surface parameters and their interplay affect antibacterial activity.
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- Jana Šístková
- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, Brno, 613 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence, Kounicova 65, Brno, 662 10, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, Brno, 613 00, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute for Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., Žižkova 513/22, Brno, 616 62, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic.
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Pellegrino L, Rusconi R. Sonic snares: Trapping microorganisms for deeper insights into swimming behavior and ciliary dynamics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2308908120. [PMID: 37418559 PMCID: PMC10629515 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2308908120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Luca Pellegrino
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele20072, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele20072, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano20089, Italy
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Belgiovine C, Pellegrino L, Bulgarelli A, Lauta FC, Di Claudio A, Ciceri R, Cancellara A, Calcaterra F, Mavilio D, Grappiolo G, Chiappetta K, Loppini M, Rusconi R. Interaction of Bacteria, Immune Cells, and Surface Topography in Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24109028. [PMID: 37240374 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24109028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The incidence of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) is ~2% of total procedures and it is expected to rise due to an ageing population. Despite the large burden PJI has on both the individual and society, the immune response to the most commonly isolated pathogens, i.e., Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, remains incompletely understood. In this work, we integrate the analysis of synovial fluids from patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery with in-vitro experimental data obtained using a newly developed platform, mimicking the environment of periprosthetic implants. We found that the presence of an implant, even in patients undergoing aseptic revisions, is sufficient to induce an immune response, which is significantly different between septic and aseptic revisions. This difference is confirmed by the presence of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in synovial fluids. Moreover, we discovered that the immune response is also dependent on the type of bacteria and the topography of the implant surface. While S. epidermidis seems to be able to hide better from the attack of the immune system when cultured on rough surfaces (indicative of uncemented prostheses), S. aureus reacts differently depending on the contact surface it is exposed to. The experiments we performed in-vitro also showed a higher biofilm formation on rough surfaces compared to flat ones for both species, suggesting that the topography of the implant could influence both biofilm formation and the consequent immune response.
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- Cristina Belgiovine
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostics and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Fondazione Livio Sciutto Onlus, Università Degli Studi Di Genova, 17100 Savona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Fondazione Livio Sciutto Onlus, Università Degli Studi Di Genova, 17100 Savona, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Fondazione Livio Sciutto Onlus, Università Degli Studi Di Genova, 17100 Savona, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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Koley D. Electrochemical sensors for oral biofilm-biomaterials interface characterization: A review. Mol Oral Microbiol 2022; 37:292-298. [PMID: 36300593 PMCID: PMC9759506 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Important processes related to the interaction of the oral microbiome with the tooth surface happen directly at the interface. For example, the chemical microenvironment that exists at the interface of microbial biofilms and the native tooth structure is directly involved in caries development. Consequentially, a critical understanding of this interface and its chemical microenvironment would provide novel avenues in caries prevention, including secondary caries that often occurs at the interface of the dental biofilm, tooth structure, and dental material. Electrochemical sensors are a unique quantitative tool and have the inherent advantages of miniaturization, stability, and selectivity. That makes the electrochemical sensors ideal tools for studying these critical biofilm microenvironments with high precision. This review highlights the development and applications of several novel electrochemical sensors such as pH, Ca2+ , and hydrogen peroxide sensors as scanning electrochemical microscope probes in addition to flexible pH wire sensors for real-time bacterial biofilm-dental surface and dental materials interface studies.
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- Dipankar Koley
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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