Novel strategies to combat bacterial biofilms

F Hemmati, MA Rezaee, S Ebrahimzadeh… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Biofilms are considered as a severe problem in the treatment of bacterial infections; their
development causes some noticeable resistance to antibacterial agents. Biofilms are …

A Review of Challenges and Solutions of Biofilm Formation of Escherichia coli: Conventional and Novel Methods of Prevention and Control

R Sadeghzadeh, Z Esfandiari, AM Khaneghah… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2024 - Springer
E. coli is a virulent and opportunistic pathogen with the ability of antibiotic-resistant. In
general, E. coli can form the biofilm on food, surfaces, and equipment of the food industry …

Bioadhesion, antimicrobial activity, and biocompatibility evaluation bacterial cellulose based silver nanoparticle bioactive composite films

F Ciftci - Process Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioactive and biocompatible BC/AgNP composite films were synthesized by loading silver
nanoparticle (AgNP) into bacterial cellulose (BC) fibrils. Physicochemical analyses (FTIR …

[HTML][HTML] Development of robust chitosan–silica class II hybrid coatings with antimicrobial properties for titanium implants

Z Gouveia, H Perinpanayagam, J Zhu - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to develop robust class II organic–inorganic films as
antibacterial coatings on titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) implants. Coating materials were prepared …

[PDF][PDF] Boosting antimicrobial activity of imipenem in combination with silver nanoparticles towards S. fonticola and Pantoea sp

SO Hasson, MJ Al-Awady, AH Al-Hamadani… - Nano Biomedicine and …, 2019 - academia.edu
Silver nanoparticles have been considered as powerful antimicrobial agents recently,
especially with the increasing incidence of diseases associated with biofilm and multi-drug …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro bactericidal and imipenem synergistic effect of nano-silver against multiple drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SA Al Yousef - Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an aerobic gram-negative
pathogen. It induces decline of lung functions and increase mortality rate. It has a high …

[HTML][HTML] Laser-induced transferred antibacterial nanoparticles for mixed-species bacteria biofilm inactivation

A Nastulyavichus, E Tolordava, S Kudryashov… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the present study, copper and silver nanoparticles with a concentration of 20 µg/cm2 were
synthesized using the method of laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT). The antibacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Chemically and Biologically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles

K Verduzco-Chavira, AA Vallejo-Cardona… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms are a significant problem in the food industry, as they are difficult to
eradicate and represent a threat to consumer health. Currently, nanoparticles as an …

Development of multifunctional Si-Ca-PEG-nAg sol–gel implant coatings from calcium-2-ethoxyethoxide

Z Gouveia, H Perinpanayagam, J Zhu - Journal of Coatings Technology …, 2021 - Springer
Titanium implant success is compromised by microbial biofilms and aseptic loosening. This
research aimed to develop robust multifunctional class II organic-inorganic hybrid coatings …

Antimicrobial effect of green synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SRA Abdullah, SO Hasson… - Annals of the Romanian …, 2021 - annalsofrscb.ro
Significant increase of mortality, morbidity and cost related to treatment caused by multidrug
resistant (MDR) bacteria. Researchers are shifting towards nanoparticles in general and …