Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

Staphylococcus comprises up to two-thirds of all pathogens in orthopedic implant infections
and they are the principal causative agents of two major types of infection affecting bone …

Atomic force microscopy is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that
allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented …

Bacterial adhesion has become a significant problem in industry and in the domicile, and
much research has been done for deeper understanding of the processes involved. A …

This article reviews the mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces, the
factors affecting the adhesion, the techniques used in estimating bacteria–material …

The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

Maintenance of periodontal health or transition to a periodontal lesion reflects the
continuous and ongoing battle between the vast microbial ecology in the oral cavity and the …

Attachment and biofilm formation by bacterial pathogens on surfaces in natural, industrial,
and hospital settings lead to infections and illnesses and even death. Minimizing bacterial …

Surface charge and wettability, the two prominent physical factors governing protein
adsorption and cell adhesion, have been extensively investigated in the literature. However …

Nanostructured surfaces are called “promising” to control bacterial adhesion and biofilm
formation. Initial adhesion is followed by emergence of surface-programmed bacterial …