Materials used to prevent adhesion, growth, and biofilm formation of Candida species

F Tornero-Gutiérrez, JA Ortiz-Ramírez… - Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The species of the Candida genus are opportunistic pathogenic fungi found in humans and
are responsible for∼ 80% of worldwide fungal infections. Aimed at diminishing and …

Incorporation of quaternary ammonium chitooligosaccharides on ZnO/palygorskite nanocomposites for enhancing antibacterial activities

A Hui, R Yan, W Wang, Q Wang, Y Zhou, A Wang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Quaternary ammonium chitooligosaccharides (QACOS) was incorporated onto the
ZnO/palygorskite (ZnO/PAL) nanocomposite by a simple electrostatic self-assembly process …

Preparation and carrier preference of synergistic antibacterial cetylpyridinium/Cu2+/halloysite composite

X Zhang, C Li, F Yuan, S Zheng, Z Sun - Applied Surface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
By employing halloysite (Hal) as the carrier, a synergistic cetylpyridinium (CP+)/Cu 2+/Hal
(PCH) system was constructed via a vacuum loading method. Hal's lumen serves as a …

Hybrid nanofillers creating the stable PVDF nanocomposite films and their effect on the friction and mechanical properties

K Čech Barabaszová, S Holešová, L Plesník, Z Kolská… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The solvent casting method was used for five types of polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF)
nanocomposite film preparation. The effect of nanofillers in PVDF nanocomposite films on …

CuO and CuO/vermiculite based nanoparticles in antibacterial PVAc nanocomposites

K Čech Barabaszová, S Holešová, M Bílý… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2020 - Springer
Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles are used in a wide range of applications due to its
specific chemical, surface and microstructural characteristics, excellent physicochemical …

Tribo-mechanical properties of the antimicrobial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) nanocomposite with hybrid ZnO–vermiculite–chlorhexidine nanofillers

K Čech Barabaszová, S Holešová, M Hundáková… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Materials made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in the form of packages or catheters
are currently commonly applied medical devices. Antimicrobial LDPE nanocomposite …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of milling atmosphere on stability and surface properties of ZnO/vermiculite hybrid nanocomposite powders

KČ Barabaszová, S Holešová, J Kupková… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The zinc acetate dihydrate and anhydrous zinc chloride were used as precursors for the
sonochemical preparation of the zinc oxide/vermiculite and organically modified zinc oxide …

Improving the 6-Aminopenicillanic acid release process using vermiculite-alginate biocomposite bead on drug delivery system

N Soleimanpour moghadam, A Azadmehr… - Drug Development …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The present study deals with developing vermiculite (VMT)-alginate (Alg) composites with
different cross-linker concentrations (CaCl2) to deliver the controlled 6-aminopenicillin acid …

Nano zinc oxide decorated latex drainage: A promising antibacterial material prevent retrograde infection associated with drainage

L Tao, Z Chao, J Jingyu… - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Surgical site infections (SSI) represent a considerable burden for healthcare systems.
Studies show retrograde infection of the drainage tube is an important cause of surgical site …

Effects of nanoparticles of metal oxides on the survival of the entomopathogenic nematode: Steinernema carpocapsae

WE Makirita, L Yong, N He, ER Mbega… - … of Nanoscience and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) are technological engineered materials with unique physical and
chemical properties, and dimension of less than 100 nm. Nanotechnology has developed at …