Testing anti-biofilm polymeric surfaces: Where to start?

C Cattò, F Cappitelli - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the
scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm …

An overview of various methods for in vitro biofilm formation: a review

A Han, SY Lee - Food Science and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Biofilms are widely present in the natural environment and are difficult to remove as they are
a survival strategy of microorganisms. Thus, the importance of studying biofilms is being …

Biocidal Coatings against Gram-Positive Bacteria from Linear and Branched Polycations: The Decisive Role of the Diffusion Coefficients of Macromolecules

VA Pigareva, VI Marina, AV Bolshakova, AK Berkovich… - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Positively charged polyelectrolytes hold significant potential as materials for creating
antibacterial coatings. We examined the physicochemical and mechanical properties of the …

Morphological changes and viability of Streptococcus mutans biofilm treated with erythrosine: A confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis

MAB Paschoal, LM Gonçalves… - Microscopy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (a‐PDT) is a modality that aims to induce
microorganisms through visible light, a photosensitizer, and molecular oxygen. This therapy …

Ecological Effect of Differently Treated Wooden Materials on Microalgal Biofilm Formation in the Grado Lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea)

V Natali, F Malfatti, T Cibic - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Within the framework of the Interreg Italy–Slovenia programme, the project DuraSoft aimed
at testing innovative technologies to improve the durability of traditional wooden structures in …

High-throughput method development for in-situ quantification of aquatic phototrophic biofilms

M Papadatou, M Knight, M Salta - Biofouling, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the maritime field where biofouling has both economic and environmental impacts, in situ
quantification methods of biofilm development are of outstanding importance. Indeed, it is …

Investigation of Diatoms with Optical Microscopy

ST Lin, MX Lee, GY Zhuo - Diatom Microscopy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms are eukaryotic microalgae occurring in the water column as phytoplankton and on
the ocean bed as benthic microalgae. Diatoms are similar to plants in the fact that they use …

Biocide Coatings Against Gram-positive Bacteria From Linear and Branched Polycations. The Decisive Role of the Diffusion Coefficients of Macromolecules

AV Sybachin, VA Pigareva, VI Marina, AV Bol'shakova… - 2023 - preprints.org
Positively charged polyelectrolytes hold significant potential as materials for creating
antibacterial coatings. Water-soluble macromolecules can be easily deposited onto a …