Polymers showing intrinsic antimicrobial activity

M Haktaniyan, M Bradley - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Pathogenic microorganisms are considered to a major threat to human health, impinging on
multiple sectors including hospitals, dentistry, food storage and packaging, and water …

Microbial gas fermentation technology for sustainable food protein production

C Woern, L Grossmann - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of novel, sustainable, and robust food production technologies represents
one of the major pillars to address the most significant challenges humanity is going to face …

Engineering and application perspectives on designing an antimicrobial surface

B Song, E Zhang, X Han, H Zhu, Y Shi… - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Infections, contaminations, and biofouling resulting from micro-and/or macro-organisms
remained a prominent threat to the public health, food industry, and aqua-/marine-related …

Layer-by-layer assemblies for antibacterial applications

X Zhu, XJ Loh - Biomaterials science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The adhesion and proliferation of bacteria on various artificial surfaces affects the
functionality of these specific interfaces. To overcome the problems caused by bacterial …

Polyelectrolyte multilayers: a versatile tool for preparing antimicrobial coatings

L Séon, P Lavalle, P Schaaf, F Boulmedais - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
The prevention of pathogen colonization of medical implants represents a major medical
and financial issue. The development of antimicrobial coatings aimed at protecting against …

Microbial attachment inhibition through low-voltage electrochemical reactions on electrically conducting membranes

A Ronen, W Duan, I Wheeldon, S Walker… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Bacterial biofilm formation on membrane surfaces remains a serious challenge in water
treatment systems. The impact of low voltages on microbial attachment to electrically …

Electro-conductive membranes for permeation enhancement and fouling mitigation: a short review

P Formoso, E Pantuso, G De Filpo, FP Nicoletta - Membranes, 2017 - mdpi.com
The research on electro-conductive membranes has expanded in recent years. These
membranes have strong prospective as key components in next generation water treatment …

Engineered crumpled graphene oxide nanocomposite membrane assemblies for advanced water treatment processes

Y Jiang, WN Wang, D Liu, Y Nie, W Li… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this work, we describe multifunctional, crumpled graphene oxide (CGO) porous
nanocomposites that are assembled as advanced, reactive water treatment membranes …

Polysulfone Membranes Modified with Bioinspired Polydopamine and Silver Nanoparticles Formed in Situ To Mitigate Biofouling

L Tang, KJT Livi, KL Chen - Environmental Science & Technology …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The surface of a polysulfone membrane was modified with a bioinspired polydopamine
(PDA) film followed by the in situ formation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to mitigate …

Microscale characterization of abiotic surfaces and prediction of their biofouling/anti-biofouling potential using the AFM colloidal probe technique

A Eskhan, D Johnson - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Given its detrimental consequences, biofouling is a central problem in industrial applications
that affects submerged artificial abiotic surfaces. For instance, it shortens the service life of …