The emergence of multi-drug resistance makes bacterial infection a major threat to public
health and economy. The formation of bacterial biofilms is one of the main reasons of …

Bacterial attachment and the subsequent formation of biofilm on surfaces of synthetic
materials pose a serious problem in both human healthcare and industrial applications. In …

Biomedical devices are essential for patient diagnosis and treatment; however, when blood
comes in contact with foreign surfaces or homeostasis is disrupted, complications including …

Nanopillar-textured surfaces are of growing interest because of their ability to kill bacteria
through physical damage without relying on antimicrobial chemicals. Although research on …

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) cells use renewable energy to convert carbon dioxide into
valuable chemical products such as methane and acetate, but chemical production rates are …

In the food industry, equipment surfaces with microbial entities can easily contaminate the
food being processed, thereby leading to significant economic problems and even public …

To inhibit bacteria attachment and the subsequent formation of biofilms on poly (ether
sulfone)(PES) membranes, poly (sulfobetaine methacrylate)/poly (sodium acrylate) …

Persister cells are transiently antibiotic-tolerant and dormant subpopulations that are
produced to escape the effects of antibiotics within biofilms or planktonic cell populations …

In harsh marine environment, corrosion is a serious problem, among which microbiologically
influenced corrosion is particularly common and complex. This work studied corrosion of …

The infection of dental implants may cause severe inflammation of tissue and even bone
degradation if not treated. For titanium implants, a new, minimally invasive approach is the …