ReviewBiotechnology and bioengineering2008
Medical biofilms.
Review in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 251 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
251 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Molecular imaging of bacterial biofilms-a systematic review.Critical reviews in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Slippery bioactive nanoemulsion-infused and nitric oxide-releasing surfaces for anti-fouling biomedical applications.Biomaterials science · 2026Article
- The mechanism of R2ab-mediated attachment to polystyrene surfaces in Staphylococcus epidermidis.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
- Mesolens imaging in microbiology.Essays in biochemistry · 2026Review
- Research and application of gas therapy in preventing biofilm associated infections.Medical gas research · 2026Review
- 400 nm femtosecond laser irradiation eradicates mature MRSA biofilms and inhibits their formation via quorum sensing dysregulation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Investigation of Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Hospital Medical Devices.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Breaking Down Barriers: CorA Effectively Targets Staphylococcal Biofilms in Vitro and in Vivo.ChemMedChem · 2026Article
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- Modulation of Peptoid Nanostructure for Antibiofilm Hydrogel Interfaces.Nano letters · 2026Article
- Nanoengineered γ MnOLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Microbiological and rheological dynamics of mixed biofilms formed by bacteria and eukaryotic virus.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Adhesion of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to patient-applied thermoplastic medical devices.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Biofilm Formation on Indwelling Medical Devices: A Review of Health and Economic Implications.International journal of microbiology · 2026Review
- Dual-action prevention of adherent and non-adherent biofoulingBiomaterials science · 2025Article
- Bacteriophage-Based Approach Against Biofilm Infections Associated with Medical Devices: A Narrative Review of ESKAPE Pathogens.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Cyclic-di-GMP signalling mutants drive ecological succession and self-generated diversity in experimentally evolved biofilms ofMicrobiology (Reading, England) · 2025Article
- Engineering multifunctional surface topography to regulate multiple biological responses.Biomaterials · 2025Review
- Different aspects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm: an in-depth analysis from formation to detection.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- VScientific reports · 2025Article
191 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
For more than two decades, Biotechnology and Bioengineering has documented research focused on natural and engineered microbial biofilms within aquatic and subterranean ecosystems, wastewater and waste-gas treatment systems, marine vessels and structures, and industrial bioprocesses. Compared to suspended culture systems, intentionally engineered biofilms are heterogeneous reaction systems that can increase reactor productivity, system stability, and provide inherent cell:product separation. Unwanted biofilms can create enormous increases in fluid frictional resistances, unacceptable reductions in heat transfer efficiency, product contamination, enhanced material deterioration, and accelerated corrosion. Missing from B&B has been an equivalent research dialogue regarding the basic molecular microbiology, immunology, and biotechnological aspects of medical biofilms. Presented here are the current problems related to medical biofilms; current concepts of biofilm formation, persistence, and interactions with the host immune system; and emerging technologies for controlling medical biofilms.
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