Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation.
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Fernandez-Moure, JS; Mydlowska, A; Shin, C; Vella, M; Kaplan, LJ
Published in: Surg Infect (Larchmt)
April 2019
Prosthetic contamination and biofilm formation continue to plague implanted materials. With increasing resistance to traditional antibiotic regimens, alternative approaches to preventing bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation have focused on the physiochemical properties of the prosthetics. Roughness, topography, hydrophobicity, porosity, charge, stiffness, and surface area all influence the processes of adhesion and colonization leading to biofilm formation. In this review, we discuss the physiochemical properties of solid and porous prosthetic materials that influence biofilm formation at the nanometric scale.
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Surg Infect (Larchmt)
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EISSN
1557-8674
Publication Date
April 2019
Volume
20
Issue
3
Start / End Page
167 / 173
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surgery
- Surface Properties
- Prostheses and Implants
- Nanomedicine
- Humans
- Chemical Phenomena
- Biofilms
- Bacteria
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Fernandez-Moure, J. S., Mydlowska, A., Shin, C., Vella, M., & Kaplan, L. J. (2019). Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation. Surg Infect (Larchmt), 20(3), 167–173. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2018.237
Fernandez-Moure, Joseph S., Anna Mydlowska, Crystal Shin, Michael Vella, and Lewis J. Kaplan. “Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 20, no. 3 (April 2019): 167–73. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2018.237.
Fernandez-Moure JS, Mydlowska A, Shin C, Vella M, Kaplan LJ. Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Apr;20(3):167–73.
Fernandez-Moure, Joseph S., et al. “Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation.” Surg Infect (Larchmt), vol. 20, no. 3, Apr. 2019, pp. 167–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1089/sur.2018.237.
Fernandez-Moure JS, Mydlowska A, Shin C, Vella M, Kaplan LJ. Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Apr;20(3):167–173.
Published In
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
DOI
EISSN
1557-8674
Publication Date
April 2019
Volume
20
Issue
3
Start / End Page
167 / 173
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surgery
- Surface Properties
- Prostheses and Implants
- Nanomedicine
- Humans
- Chemical Phenomena
- Biofilms
- Bacteria
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences