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Shin J, Jeong R, Kumar H, Park C, Park SS, Kim K. Nanoparticle-based nanocomposite coatings with postprocessing for enhanced antimicrobial capacity of polymeric film. Biotechnol Bioeng 2024; 121:507-523. [PMID: 37905703 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28596] [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: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on surfaces pose a significant risk of microbial contamination and chronic diseases, leading to potential health complications. To mitigate this concern, the implementation of antibacterial coatings becomes paramount in reducing pathogen propagation on contaminated surfaces. To address this requirement, our study focuses on developing cost-effective and sustainable methods using polymer composite coatings. Copper and titanium dioxide nanoparticles were used to assess their active antimicrobial functions. After coating the surface with nanoparticles, four different combinations of two postprocessing treatments were performed. Intense pulsed light was utilized to sinter the coatings further, and plasma etching was applied to manipulate the physical properties of the nanocomposite-coated sheet surface. Bacterial viability was comparatively analyzed at four different time points (0, 30, 60, and 120 min) upon contact with the nanocomposite coatings. The samples with nanoparticle coatings and postprocessing treatments showed an above-average 84.82% mortality rate at 30 min and an average of 89.77% mortality rate at 120 min of contact. In contrast, the control sample, without nanoparticle coatings and postprocessing treatments, showed a 95% microbe viability after 120 min of contact. Through this study, we gained critical insights into effective strategies for preventing the spread of microorganisms on high-touch surfaces, thereby contributing to the advancement of sustainable antimicrobial coatings.
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- Jaemyung Shin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Zhang Y, Young P, Traini D, Li M, Ong HX, Cheng S. Challenges and current advances in in vitro biofilm characterization. Biotechnol J 2023; 18:e2300074. [PMID: 37477959 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300074] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Biofilms are structured communities of bacterial cells encased in a self-produced polymeric matrix, which develop over time and exhibit temporal responses to stimuli from internal biological processes or external environmental changes. They can be detrimental, threatening public health and causing economic loss, while they also play beneficial roles in ecosystem health, biotechnology processes, and industrial settings. Biofilms express extreme heterogeneity in their physical properties and structural composition, resulting in critical challenges in understanding them comprehensively. The lack of detailed knowledge of biofilms and their phenotypes has deterred significant progress in developing strategies to control their negative impacts and take advantage of their beneficial applications. A range of in vitro models and characterization tools have been developed and used to study biofilm growth and, specifically, to investigate the impact of environmental and growth factors on their development. This review article discusses the existing knowledge of biofilm properties and explains how external factors, such as flow condition, surface, interface, and host factor, may impact biofilm growth. The limitations of current tools, techniques, and in vitro models that are currently used for biofilms are also presented.
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- Ye Zhang
- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Marketing, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Majee S, Chowdhury AR, Pinto R, Chattopadhyay A, Agharkar AN, Chakravortty D, Basu S. Spatiotemporal evaporating droplet dynamics on fomites enhances long term bacterial pathogenesis. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1173. [PMID: 34625643 PMCID: PMC8501104 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02711-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Naturally drying bacterial droplets on inanimate surfaces representing fomites are the most consequential mode for transmitting infection through oro-fecal route. We provide a multiscale holistic approach to understand flow dynamics induced bacterial pattern formation on fomites leading to pathogenesis. The most virulent gut pathogen, Salmonella Typhimurium (STM), typically found in contaminated food and water, is used as model system in the current study. Evaporation-induced flow in sessile droplets facilitates the transport of STM, forming spatio-temporally varying bacterial deposition patterns based on droplet medium's nutrient scale. Mechanical and low moisture stress in the drying process reduced bacterial viability but interestingly induced hyper-proliferation of STM in macrophages, thereby augmenting virulence in fomites. In vivo studies of fomites in mice confirm that STM maintains enhanced virulence. This work demonstrates that stressed bacterial deposit morphologies formed over small timescale (minutes) on organic and inorganic surfaces, plays a significant role in enhancing fomite's pathogenesis over hours and days.
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- Sreeparna Majee
- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India ,grid.34980.360000 0001 0482 5067Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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Qiu H, Li F, Du Y, Li R, Hyun JY, Lee SY, Choi JH. Programmable Aggregation of Artificial Cells with DNA Signals. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:1268-1276. [PMID: 34006093 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cell aggregation is a complex behavior that is closely related to the viability, differentiation, and migration of cells. An effort to create synthetic analogs could lead to considerable advances in cell physiology and biophysics. Rendering and modulating such a dynamic artificial cell system require mechanisms for receiving, transducing, and transmitting intercellular signals, yet effective tools are limited at present. Here we construct synthetic cells from engineered lipids and show their programmable aggregation behaviors using DNA oligonucleotides as signaling molecules. The artificial cells have transmembrane channels made of DNA origami that are used to recognize and process intercellular signals. We demonstrate that multiple small vesicles aggregate onto a giant vesicle after a transduction of external DNA signals by an intracellular enzyme and that the small vesicles dissociate when receiving "release" signals. This work provides new possibilities for building synthetic protocells capable of chemical communication and coordination.
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- Hengming Qiu
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon 26427, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon 26427, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Majhy B, Priyadarshini P, Sen AK. Effect of surface energy and roughness on cell adhesion and growth - facile surface modification for enhanced cell culture. RSC Adv 2021; 11:15467-15476. [PMID: 35424027 PMCID: PMC8698786 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02402g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In vitro, cellular processing on polymeric surfaces is fundamental to the development of biosensors, scaffolds for tissue engineering and transplantation. However, the effect of surface energy and roughness on the cell-surface interaction remains inconclusive, indicating a lack of complete understanding of the phenomenon. Here, we study the effect of surface energy (E s) and roughness ratio (r) of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate on cell attachment, growth, and proliferation. We considered two different cell lines, HeLa and MDA MB 231, and rough PDMS surfaces of different surface energy in the range E s = 21-100 mJ m-2, corresponding to WCA 161°-1°, and roughness ratio in the range r = 1.05-3, corresponding to roughness 5-150 nm. We find that the cell attachment process proceeds through three different stages marked by an increase in the number of attached cells with time (stage I), flattening of cells (stage II), and elongation of cells (III) on the surface. Our study reveals that moderate surface energy (E s ≈ 70 mJ m-2) and intermediate roughness ratio (r ≈ 2) constitute the most favourable conditions for efficient cell adhesion, growth, and proliferation. A theoretical model based on the minimization of the total free energy of the cell-substrate system is presented and is used to predict the spread length of cells that compares well with the corresponding experimental data within 10%. The performance and reusability of the rough PDMS surface of moderate energy and roughness prepared via facile surface modification are compared with standard T-25 cell culture plates for cell growth and proliferation, which shows that the proposed surface is an attractive choice for efficient cell culture.
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- B Majhy
- Fluid Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai India
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- Fluid Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai India
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- Fluid Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai India
- Micro Nano Bio Fluidics Group, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai India
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Borrel V, Thomas P, Catovic C, Racine PJ, Konto-Ghiorghi Y, Lefeuvre L, Duclairoir-Poc C, Zouboulis CC, Feuilloley MGJ. Acne and Stress: Impact of Catecholamines on Cutibacterium acnes. Front Med (Lausanne) 2019; 6:155. [PMID: 31355200 PMCID: PMC6635461 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2019.00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cutibacterium acnes (former Propionibacterium acnes), is a bacterium characterized by high genomic variability, consisting of four subtypes and six major ribotypes. Skin is the largest neuroendocrine organ of the human body and many cutaneous hormones and neurohormones can modulate bacterial physiology. Here, we investigated the effect of catecholamines, i.e., epinephrine and norepinephrine, on two representative strains of C. acnes, of which the genome has been fully sequenced, identified as RT4 acneic and RT6 non-acneic strains. Epinephrine and norepinephrine (10-6 M) had no impact on the growth of C. acnes but epinephrine increased RT4 and RT6 biofilm formation, as measured by crystal violet staining, whereas norepinephrine was only active on the RT4 strain. We obtained the same results by confocal microscopy with the RT4 strain, whereas there was no effect of either catecholamine on the RT6 strain. However, this strain was also sensitive to catecholamines, as shown by MATs tests, as epinephrine and norepinephrine affected its surface polarity. Flow cytometry studies revealed that epinephrine and norepinephrine are unable to induce major changes of bacterial surface properties and membrane integrity. Exposure of sebocytes to control or catecholamine-treated bacteria showed epinephrine and norepinephrine to have no effect on the cytotoxic or inflammatory potential of either C. acnes strains but to stimulate their effect on sebocyte lipid synthesis. Uriage thermal spring water was previously shown to inhibit biofilm production by C. acnes. We thus tested its effect after exposure of the bacteria to epinephrine and norepinephrine. The effect of the thermal water on the response of C. acnes to catecholamines depended on the surface on which the biofilm was grown. Finally, an in-silico study revealed the presence of a protein in the genome of C. acnes that shows homology with the catecholamine receptor of Escherichia coli and eukaryotes. This study suggests that C. acnes may play a role as a relay between stress mediators (catecholamines) and acne.
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- Valérie Borrel
- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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- R&D Uriage Dermatological Laboratory, Neuilly sur Seine, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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- Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology, and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Germany
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment LMSM EA4312, University of Rouen Normandy, Normandie Université, Evreux, France
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Wu S, Altenried S, Zogg A, Zuber F, Maniura-Weber K, Ren Q. Role of the Surface Nanoscale Roughness of Stainless Steel on Bacterial Adhesion and Microcolony Formation. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:6456-6464. [PMID: 30023948 PMCID: PMC6045408 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Hospital-acquired infections can cause serious complications and are a severe problem because of the increased emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Biophysical modification of the material surfaces to prevent or reduce bacteria adhesion is an attractive alternative to antibiotic treatment. Since stainless steel is a widely used material for implants and in hospital settings, in this work, we used stainless steel to investigate the effect of the material surface topographies on bacterial adhesion and early biofilm formation. Stainless steel samples with different surface roughnesses Rq in a range of 217.9-56.6 nm (Ra in a range of 172.5-45.2 nm) were fabricated via electropolishing and compared for adhesion of bacterial pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. It was found that the number of viable cells on the untreated rough surface was at least 10-fold lower than those on the electropolished surfaces after 4 h of incubation time for P. aeruginosa and 15-fold lower for S. aureus. Fluorescence images and scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the bacterial cells tend to adhere individually as single cells on untreated rough surfaces. In contrast, clusters of the bacterial cells (microcolonies) were observed on electropolished smooth surfaces. Our study demonstrates that nanoscale surface roughness can play an important role in restraining bacterial adhesion and formation of microcolonies.
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- Songmei Wu
- School
of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Laboratory
for Biointerfaces, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories
for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- HESS
Medizintechnik AG, Grabenstrasse
14, 8865 Bilten, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Biointerfaces, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories
for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Biointerfaces, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories
for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Biointerfaces, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories
for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Stetsyshyn Y, Raczkowska J, Lishchynskyi O, Bernasik A, Kostruba A, Harhay K, Ohar H, Marzec MM, Budkowski A. Temperature-Controlled Three-Stage Switching of Wetting, Morphology, and Protein Adsorption. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:12035-12045. [PMID: 28291326 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The novel polymeric coatings of oligoperoxide-graft-poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-oligo(ethylene glycol)ethyl ether methacrylate246) [oligoperoxide-graft-P(4VP-co-OEGMA246)] attached to glass were successfully fabricated. The composition, thickness, morphology, and wettability of resulting coatings were analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ellipsometry, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle measurements, respectively. In addition, adsorption of the bovine serum albumin was examined with fluorescence microscopy. The thermal response of wettability and morphology of the coatings followed by that of protein adsorption revealed two distinct transitions at 10 and 23 °C. For the first time, three stage switching was observed not only for surface wetting but also for morphology and protein adsorption. Moreover, the influence of the pH on thermo-sensitivity of modified surfaces was shown.
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- Yurij Stetsyshyn
- Lviv Polytechnic National University , S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University , Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Lviv Polytechnic National University , S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology , Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-049 Kraków, Poland
- Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology , Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Lviv Polytechnic National University , S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Lviv Polytechnic National University , S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology , Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University , Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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Susarrey-Arce A, Marin A, Massey A, Oknianska A, Díaz-Fernandez Y, Hernández-Sánchez JF, Griffiths E, Gardeniers JGE, Snoeijer JH, Lohse D, Raval R. Pattern Formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis via Droplet Evaporation on Micropillars Arrays at a Surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:7159-69. [PMID: 27341165 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We evaluate the effect of epoxy surface structuring on the evaporation of water droplets containing Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis). During evaporation, droplets with S. epidermidis cells yield to complex wetting patterns such as the zipping-wetting1-3 and the coffee-stain effects. Depending on the height of the microstructure, the wetting fronts propagate circularly or in a stepwise manner, leading to the formation of octagonal or square-shaped deposition patterns.4,5 We observed that the shape of the dried droplets has considerable influence on the local spatial distribution of S. epidermidis deposited between micropillars. These changes are attributed to an unexplored interplay between the zipping-wetting1 and the coffee-stain6 effects in polygonally shaped droplets containing S. epidermidis. Induced capillary flows during evaporation of S. epidermidis are modeled with polystyrene particles. Bacterial viability measurements for S. epidermidis show high viability of planktonic cells, but low biomass deposition on the microstructured surfaces. Our findings provide insights into design criteria for the development of microstructured surfaces on which bacterial propagation could be controlled, limiting the use of biocides.
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- A Susarrey-Arce
- Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Oxford Street, L69 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics, Bundeswehr University Munich , 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
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- Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Oxford Street, L69 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Oxford Street, L69 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Oxford Street, L69 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Physics of Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Oxford Street, L69 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Mesoscopic Transport Phenomena, Eindhoven University of Technology , Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces at the Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Oxford Street, L69 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Is cell viability always directly related to corrosion resistance of stainless steels? MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 62:439-43. [PMID: 26952444 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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It has been frequently reported that cell viability on stainless steels is improved by increasing their corrosion resistance. The question that arises is whether human cell viability is always directly related to corrosion resistance in these biostable alloys. In this work, the microstructure and in vitro corrosion behavior of a new class of medical-grade stainless steels were correlated with adult human mesenchymal stem cell viability. The samples were produced by a powder metallurgy route, consisting of mechanical alloying and liquid-phase sintering with a sintering aid of a eutectic Mn-Si alloy at 1050 °C for 30 and 60 min, leading to nanostructures. In accordance with transmission electron microscopic studies, the additive particles for the sintering time of 30 min were not completely melted. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopic experiments suggested the higher corrosion resistance for the sample sintered for 60 min; however, a better cell viability on the surface of the less corrosion-resistant sample was unexpectedly found. This behavior is explained by considering the higher ion release rate of the Mn-Si additive material, as preferred sites to corrosion attack based on scanning electron microscopic observations, which is advantageous to the cells in vitro. In conclusion, cell viability is not always directly related to corrosion resistance in stainless steels. Typically, the introduction of biodegradable and biocompatible phases to biostable alloys, which are conventionally anticipated to be corrosion-resistant, can be advantageous to human cell responses similar to biodegradable metals.
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Ganjali Dashti M, Abdeshahian P, Sudesh K, Phua KK. Optimization of Salmonella Typhi biofilm assay on polypropylene microtiter plates using response surface methodology. BIOFOULING 2016; 32:477-487. [PMID: 26963754 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2015.1135328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The objective of this study was to develop an optimized assay for Salmonella Typhi biofilm that mimics the environment of the gallbladder as an experimental model for chronic typhoid fever. Multi-factorial assays are difficult to optimize using traditional one-factor-at-a-time optimization methods. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize six key variables involved in S. Typhi biofilm formation on cholesterol-coated polypropylene 96-well microtiter plates. The results showed that bile (1.22%), glucose (2%), cholesterol (0.05%) and potassium chloride (0.25%) were critical factors affecting the amount of biofilm produced, but agitation (275 rpm) and sodium chloride (0.5%) had antagonistic effects on each other. Under these optimum conditions the maximum OD reading for biofilm formation was 3.4 (λ600 nm), and the coefficients of variation for intra-plate and inter-plate assays were 3% (n = 20) and 5% (n = 8), respectively. These results showed that RSM is an effective approach for biofilm assay optimization.
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- M Ganjali Dashti
- a Ecobiomaterial Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences , Universiti Sains Malaysia , Penang , Malaysia
- b Enteric Diseases Research Cluster, Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM) , Universiti Sains Malaysia , Penang , Malaysia
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- c Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM , Skudai , Johor , Malaysia
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- a Ecobiomaterial Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences , Universiti Sains Malaysia , Penang , Malaysia
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- b Enteric Diseases Research Cluster, Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM) , Universiti Sains Malaysia , Penang , Malaysia
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Peyre J, Humblot V, Méthivier C, Berjeaud JM, Pradier CM. Co-grafting of antiadhesive and antimicrobial agents onto UV-micropatterned copper surfaces. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 136:1120-30. [PMID: 26613864 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Adhesion of proteins and bacteria was reduced by a factor close to one order of magnitude, and adhered bacteria were dramatically damaged on copper surfaces by grafting a PEG-modified PMMA-based (polymethyl methacrylate) copolymer together with an antimicrobial peptide. To obtain PEG and a peptide grafted together on the surface, a UV sensitive copolymer (containing PMMA, PEG and a UV sensitive reagent) was primary synthesized and deposited. After selective UV irradiation of this copolymer layer, an antimicrobial peptide, Magainin I, was grafted onto freed-polymer coated-copper surface via a spacer molecule (a mercapto carboxylic acid). The functionalization was characterized at each step by Polarization Modulation Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (PM-RAIRS). The antiadhesive properties of the copolymer layer and antibacterial activity of the anchored Magainin I, were individually tested toward adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) proteins, and against Gram positive bacteria, Listeria ivanovii, respectively. The results revealed that adhesion of both proteins and bacteria has been considerably reduced; moreover, the peptide still displays some antimicrobial activity after grafting. This work gives new ideas and perspectives to elaborate complex surface coatings where several agents are needed like for anti-biofilm or sensing applications.
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- Jessie Peyre
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions - UMR CNRS 7267, Université de Poitiers, IBMIG, 40 avenue du recteur Pineau, F-86022, Poitiers, Cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, F-75005 Paris, France
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Zhang X, Zhang Q, Yan T, Jiang Z, Zhang X, Zuo YY. Quantitatively predicting bacterial adhesion using surface free energy determined with a spectrophotometric method. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:6164-71. [PMID: 25898026 PMCID: PMC4854535 DOI: 10.1021/es5050425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Bacterial adhesion onto solid surfaces is of importance in a wide spectrum of problems, including environmental microbiology, biomedical research, and various industrial applications. Despite many research efforts, present thermodynamic models that rely on the evaluation of the adhesion energy are often elusive in predicting the bacterial adhesion behavior. Here, we developed a new spectrophotometric method to determine the surface free energy (SFE) of bacterial cells. The adhesion behaviors of five bacterial species, Pseudomonas putida KT2440, Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 14028, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, and Escherichia coli DH5α, onto two model substratum surfaces, i.e., clean glass and silanized glass surfaces, were studied. We found that bacterial adhesion was unambiguously mediated by the SFE difference between the bacterial cells and the solid substratum. The lower the SFE difference, the higher degree of bacterial adhesion. We therefore propose the use of the SFE difference as an accurate and simple thermodynamic measure for quantitatively predicting bacterial adhesion. The methodological advance and thermodynamic simplification in the paper have implications in controlling bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on solid surfaces.
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- Xinru Zhang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826, United States
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Yu C, Ma J, Zhang J, Lou J, Wen D, Li Q. Modulating particle adhesion with micro-patterned surfaces. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:8199-8207. [PMID: 24773375 DOI: 10.1021/am500887w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report the first experimental study on the modulation of adhesion force distribution by surface micro-patterns and its impact on particle attachment. The effect of substratum topography on particle adhesion was evaluated using well-defined microscopic surface patterns consisting of orthogonal arrays of cuboid pillars or pits with different sizes and spacing fabricated by the conventional photolithography and reactive ion etching (RIE). Adhesion of carboxyl modified poly(styrene-co-acrylic-acid) particles of 6 μm in diameter under favorable deposition conditions was found to be markedly lower on all the micro-patterned surfaces compared with that on the smooth control surface, and particle adhesion depended on the characteristic dimensions of the surface micro-structures relative to the particle size. Particle adhesion was minimal when the pillar cross-sectional dimension was below a critical value close to the diameter of the particle while the spacing between pillars was less important. Meanwhile, particles adhered displayed unique distribution on the micro-patterned surfaces. The majority of particles preferentially adhered on or close to the edge of the pillars (in the valley). Atomic force microscopy measurements using a colloidal probe revealed that the surface features strongly modulated the spatial and probability distribution of adhesion forces on the micro-patterned surfaces. Micro-sized pillars changed the adhesion force probability distribution from monomodal to bimodal, with significantly reduced maximum adhesion force. This was hypothesized to be responsible for the reduced total particle adhesion.
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- Cong Yu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Reducing Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation on stainless steel 316L using functionalized self-assembled monolayers. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2013; 33:2059-69. [PMID: 23498233 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stainless steel 316L (SS316L) is a common material used in orthopedic implants. Bacterial colonization of the surface and subsequent biofilm development can lead to refractory infection of the implant. Since the greatest risk of infection occurs perioperatively, strategies that reduce bacterial adhesion during this time are important. As a strategy to limit bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on SS316L, self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) were used to modify the SS316L surface. SAMs with long alkyl chains terminated with hydrophobic (-CH3) or hydrophilic (oligoethylene glycol) tail groups were used to form coatings and in an orthogonal approach, SAMs were used to immobilize gentamicin or vancomycin on SS316L for the first time to form an "active" antimicrobial coating to inhibit early biofilm development. Modified SS316L surfaces were characterized using surface infrared spectroscopy, contact angles, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and atomic force microscopy. The ability of SAM-modified SS316L to retard biofilm development by Staphylococcus aureus was functionally tested using confocal scanning laser microscopy with COMSTAT image analysis, scanning electron microscopy and colony forming unit analysis. Neither hydrophobic nor hydrophilic SAMs reduced biofilm development. However, gentamicin-linked and vancomycin-linked SAMs significantly reduced S. aureus biofilm formation for up to 24 and 48 h, respectively.
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Nandakumar V, Chittaranjan S, Kurian VM, Doble M. Characteristics of bacterial biofilm associated with implant material in clinical practice. Polym J 2012. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glinel K, Thebault P, Humblot V, Pradier CM, Jouenne T. Antibacterial surfaces developed from bio-inspired approaches. Acta Biomater 2012; 8:1670-84. [PMID: 22289644 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Prevention of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on the surfaces of materials is a topic of major medical and societal importance. Various synthetic approaches based on immobilization or release of bactericidal substances such as metal derivatives, polyammonium salts and antibiotics were extensively explored to produce antibacterial coatings. Although providing encouraging results, these approaches suffer from the use of active agents which may be associated with side-effects such as cytotoxicity, hypersensibility, inflammatory responses or the progressive alarming phenomenon of antibiotic resistance. In addition to these synthetic approaches, living organisms, e.g. animals and plants, have developed fascinating strategies over millions of years to prevent efficiently the colonization of their surfaces by pathogens. These strategies have been recently mimicked to create a new generation of bio-inspired biofilm-resistant surfaces. In this review, we discuss some of these bio-inspired methods devoted to the development of antibiofilm surfaces. We describe the elaboration of antibacterial coatings based on natural bactericidal substances produced by living organisms such as antimicrobial peptides, bacteriolytic enzymes and essential oils. We discuss also the development of layers mimicking algae surfaces and based on anti-quorum-sensing molecules which affect cell-to-cell communication. Finally, we report on very recent strategies directly inspired from marine animal life and based on surface microstructuring.
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- K Glinel
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (Bio- and Soft Matter), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Kienberger J, Noormofidi N, Mühlbacher I, Klarholz I, Harms C, Slugovc C. Antimicrobial equipment of poly(isoprene) applying thiol-ene chemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.26001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sokolova A, Cilz N, Daniels J, Stafslien SJ, Brewer LH, Wendt DE, Bright FV, Detty MR. A comparison of the antifouling/foul-release characteristics of non-biocidal xerogel and commercial coatings toward micro- and macrofouling organisms. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:511-523. [PMID: 22616756 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.690197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Five non-biocidal xerogel coatings were compared to two commercial non-biocidal coatings and a silicone standard with respect to antifouling (AF)/fouling-release (FR) characteristics. The formation and release of biofilm of the marine bacterium Cellulophaga lytica, the attachment and release of the microalga Navicula incerta, and the fraction removal and critical removal stress of reattached adult barnacles of Amphibalanus amphitrite were evaluated in laboratory assays. Correlations of AF/FR performance with surface characteristics such as wettability, surface energy, elastic modulus, and surface roughness were examined. Several of the xerogel coating compositions performed well against both microfouling organisms while the commercial coatings performed less well toward the removal of microalgae. Reattached barnacle adhesion as measured by critical removal stress was significantly lower on the commercial coatings when compared to the xerogel coatings. However, two xerogel compositions showed release of 89-100% of reattached barnacles. These two formulations were also tested in the field and showed similar results.
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- Anastasiya Sokolova
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA
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Dobretsov S, Thomason JC. The development of marine biofilms on two commercial non-biocidal coatings: a comparison between silicone and fluoropolymer technologies. BIOFOULING 2011; 27:869-880. [PMID: 21864210 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.607233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The antimicrobial performance of two fouling-release coating systems, Intersleek 700® (IS700; silicone technology), Intersleek 900® (IS900; fluoropolymer technology) and a tie coat (TC, control surface) was investigated in a short term (10 days) field experiment conducted at a depth of ca 0.5 m in the Marina Bandar Rawdha (Muscat, Oman). Microfouling on coated glass slides was analyzed using epifluorescence microscopy and adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) luminometry. All the coatings developed biofilms composed of heterotrophic bacteria, cyanobacteria, seven species of diatoms (2 species of Navicula, Cylindrotheca sp., Nitzschia sp., Amphora sp., Diploneis sp., and Bacillaria sp.) and algal spores (Ulva sp.). IS900 had significantly thinner biofilms with fewer diatom species, no algal spores and the least number of bacteria in comparison with IS700 and the TC. The ATP readings did not correspond to the numbers of bacteria and diatoms in the biofilms. The density of diatoms was negatively correlated with the density of the bacteria in biofilms on the IS900 coating, and, conversely, diatom density was positively correlated in biofilms on the TC. The higher antifouling efficacy of IS900 over IS700 may lead to lower roughness and thus lower fuel consumption for those vessels that utilise the IS900 fouling-release coating.
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- Sergey Dobretsov
- Marine Science and Fisheries Department, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khoud 123, PO Box 34, Oman.
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Reddy ST, Chung KK, McDaniel CJ, Darouiche RO, Landman J, Brennan AB. Micropatterned surfaces for reducing the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection: an in vitro study on the effect of sharklet micropatterned surfaces to inhibit bacterial colonization and migration of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Endourol 2011; 25:1547-52. [PMID: 21819223 DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common device-associated infection and can result in serious medical consequences. We studied the efficacy of a novel microscopic physical surface modification (Sharklet) for preventing bacterial colonization and migration of uropathogenic Escherichia coli on silicone elastomer. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vitro growth assays evaluated E coli colonization using three variations of micropatterned silicone surfaces vs a smooth silicone control. Enumeration techniques included quantification of colonies on surfaces and analysis of bacterial area coverage and colony size. In vitro migration assays involved placement of micropatterned and smooth silicone rod segments between two agar islands to measure incidence of migration. RESULTS All three variations of the Sharklet micropattern outperformed the control surfaces in inhibiting E coli colonization. On average, 47% reduction in colony-forming units (CFUs) and bacterial area coverage plus 77% reduction in colony size were achieved with the Sharklet surfaces in tryptic soy broth and artificial urine compared with the control nonpatterned surfaces. The incidence of E coli migration over the rod segments was reduced by more than 80% for the Sharklet transverse patterned rods compared with the unpatterned control rods. CONCLUSION The Sharklet micropattern is effective at inhibiting colonization and migration of a common uropathogen. This performance is achieved through a physical surface modification without the use of any antimicrobial agents. Because deterrence of bacterial colonization and migration is a critical step to prevent CAUTI, the Sharklet micropattern offers a novel concept in addressing this important problem.
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Impact of engineered surface microtopography on biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus. Biointerphases 2010; 2:89-94. [PMID: 20408641 DOI: 10.1116/1.2751405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The surface of an indwelling medical device can be colonized by human pathogens that can form biofilms and cause infections. In most cases, these biofilms are resistant to antimicrobial therapy and eventually necessitate removal or replacement of the device. An engineered surface microtopography based on the skin of sharks, Sharklet AF, has been designed on a poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer (PDMSe) to disrupt the formation of bacterial biofilms without the use of bactericidal agents. The Sharklet AF PDMSe was tested against smooth PDMSe for biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus over the course of 21 days. The smooth surface exhibited early-stage biofilm colonies at 7 days and mature biofilms at 14 days, while the topographical surface did not show evidence of early biofilm colonization until day 21. At 14 days, the mean value of percent area coverage of S. aureus on the smooth surface was 54% compared to 7% for the Sharklet AF surface (p<0.01). These results suggest that surface modification of indwelling medical devices and exposed sterile surfaces with the Sharklet AF engineered topography may be an effective solution in disrupting biofilm formation of S. aureus.
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Yuan SJ, Pehkonen SO, Ting YP, Neoh KG, Kang ET. Inorganic-organic hybrid coatings on stainless steel by layer-by-layer deposition and surface-initiated atom-transfer-radical polymerization for combating biocorrosion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2009; 1:640-652. [PMID: 20355986 DOI: 10.1021/am800182d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To improve the biocorrosion resistance of stainless steel (SS) and to confer the bactericidal function on its surface for inhibiting bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation, well-defined inorganic-organic hybrid coatings, consisting of the inner compact titanium oxide multilayers and outer dense poly(vinyl-N-hexylpyridinium) brushes, were successfully developed. Nanostructured titanium oxide multilayer coatings were first built up on the SS substrates via the layer-by-layer sol-gel deposition process. The trichlorosilane coupling agent, containing the alkyl halide atom-transfer-radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator, was subsequently immobilized on the titanium oxide coatings for surface-initiated ATRP of 4-vinylpyridine (4VP). The pyridium nitrogen moieties of the covalently immobilized 4VP polymer, or P(4VP), brushes were quaternized with hexyl bromide to produce a high concentration of quaternary ammonium salt on the SS surfaces. The excellent antibacterial efficiency of the grafted polycations, poly(vinyl-N-pyridinium bromide), was revealed by viable cell counts and atomic force microscopy images of the surface. The effectiveness of the hybrid coatings in corrosion protection was verified by the Tafel plot and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements.
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- S J Yuan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore
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Huggett MJ, Nedved BT, Hadfield MG. Effects of initial surface wettability on biofilm formation and subsequent settlement of Hydroides elegans. BIOFOULING 2009; 25:387-399. [PMID: 19306143 DOI: 10.1080/08927010902823238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Hydroides elegans is a major fouling organism in tropical waters around the world, including Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. To determine the importance of initial surface characteristics on biofilm community composition and subsequent colonization by larvae of H. elegans, the settlement and recruitment of larvae to biofilmed surfaces with six different initial surface wettabilities were tested in Pearl Harbor. Biofilm community composition, as determined by a combined approach of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and fluorescence in situ hybridization, was similar across all surfaces, regardless of initial wettability, and all surfaces had distinct temporal shifts in community structure over a 10 day period. Larvae settled and recruited in higher numbers to surfaces with medium to low wettability in both May and August, and also to slides with high wettability in August. Pearl Harbor biofilm communities developed similarly on a range of surface wettabilities, and after 10 days in Pearl Harbor all surfaces were equally attractive to larvae of Hydroides elegans, regardless of initial surface properties.
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Jullien C, Benezech T, Gentil CL, Boulange-Petermann L, Dubois PE, Tissier JP, Traisnel M, Faille C. Physico-chemical and hygienic property modifications of stainless steel surfaces induced by conditioning with food and detergent. BIOFOULING 2008; 24:163-172. [PMID: 18348006 DOI: 10.1080/08927010801958960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The effect of repeated conditioning procedures (25 runs), consisting of soiling (milk and meat products) and cleaning steps, on the hygienic status, physico-chemical properties and surface chemical composition of stainless steel (SS) surfaces, was investigated. Five SSs differing in grade and finish were used. Both soiling and surface cleaning/conditioning procedures resulted in a similar increase in the surface contamination with carbon, while the changes in the basic component of the surface free energy depended on the conditioning procedure. The passive film was also affected, the Fe/Cr ratio in particular. The hygienic status was also changed, especially with milk as shown by monitoring the number of residual adhering Bacillus cereus spores after contaminating the surface with spores followed by cleaning. The results show that in food environments, the presence and the nature of conditioning molecules play a major role in the hygienic status of SS surfaces.
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- C Jullien
- INRA-UR638, 369 rue Jules-Guesde, BP 20039, 59651, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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