ReviewRSC advances2021
Bactericidal efficiency of micro- and nanostructured surfaces: a critical perspective.
Review in RSC advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Mechanobactericidal nanotopographies for food industry: A promising strategy for eradicating foodborne pathogens - progress and challenges.Journal of food and drug analysis · 2024Review
- Anisotropic patterns of nanospikes induces anti-biofouling and mechano-bactericidal effects of titanium nanosurfaces with electrical cue.Materials today. Bio · 2024Article
- [Advances in nanostructured surfaces for enhanced mechano-bactericidal applications].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2024Review
- Microfluidic Platform with Precisely Controlled Hydrodynamic Parameters and Integrated Features for Generation of Microvortices to Accurately Form and Monitor Biofilms in Flow.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2024Article
- Progress in Nanostructured Mechano-Bactericidal Polymeric Surfaces for Biomedical Applications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Finite Element Modelling of a Gram-Negative Bacterial Cell and Nanospike Array for Cell Rupture Mechanism Study.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Review on Stimuli-Actuated 3D Micro/Nanostructures for Tissue Engineering and the Potential of Laser-Direct Writing via Two-Photon Polymerization for Structure Fabrication.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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- Fluid Flow Induces Differential Detachment of Live and Dead Bacterial Cells from Nanostructured Surfaces.ACS omega · 2022Article
- Surface Architecture Influences the Rigidity ofNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Manipulating Bacterial Biofilms Using Materiobiology and Synthetic Biology Approaches.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- The key to maximizing the benefits of antimicrobial and self-cleaning coatings is to fully determine their risks.Current opinion in chemical engineering · 2021Review
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Abstract
Micro/nanostructured surfaces (MNSS) have shown the ability to inactivate bacterial cells by physical means. An enormous amount of research has been conducted in this area over the past decade. Here, we review the various surface factors that affect the bactericidal efficiency. For example, surface hydrophobicity of the substrate has been accepted to be influential on the bactericidal effect of the surface, but a review of the literature suggests that the influence of hydrophobicity differs with the bacterial species. Also, various bacterial viability quantification methods on MNSS are critically reviewed for their suitability for the purpose, and limitations of currently used protocols are discussed. Presently used static bacterial viability assays do not represent the conditions of which those surfaces could be applied. Such application conditions do have overlaying fluid flow, and bacterial behaviours are drastically different under flow conditions compared to under static conditions. Hence, it is proposed that the bactericidal effect should be assessed under relevant fluid flow conditions with factors such as shear stress and flowrate given due significance. This review will provide a range of opportunities for future research in design and engineering of micro/nanostructured surfaces with varying experimental conditions.
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