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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

AC Electromagnetic Field Controls the Biofilms on the Glass Surface by

Natsu Aoyama, Hideyuki Kanematsu, Dana M Barry, Hidekazu Miura, Akiko Ogawa, Takeshi Kogo, Risa Kawai, Takeshi Hagio, Nobumitsu Hirai, Takehito Kato and 2 more

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Natsu AoyamaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, (Currently Asahi Kasei Co.), Suzuka 510-0294, Japan.
Hideyuki KanematsuResearch Collaboration Promotion Center, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, Suzuka 510-0294, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9144-6539
Dana M BarryDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5662-7548
Hidekazu MiuraFaculty of Medical Engineering, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka 510-0293, Japan.
Akiko OgawaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, Suzuka 510-0294, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8684-288X
Takeshi KogoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, (Currently Asahi Kasei Co.), Suzuka 510-0294, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8453-8830
Risa KawaiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, (Currently Asahi Kasei Co.), Suzuka 510-0294, Japan.
Takeshi HagioInstitutes of Innovation for Future Society, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7434-0150
Nobumitsu HiraiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, Suzuka 510-0294, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3400-7417
Takehito KatoNational Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Oyama College, Oyama 323-0806, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2449-5645
Michiko YoshitakeNational Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan.
Ryoichi IchinoGraduate School of Engineering Chemical Systems Engineering 2, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K04465,21K12739,22H02022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofilms, mainly comprised of bacteria, form on materials' surfaces due to bacterial activity. They are generally composed of water, extracellular polymeric substances (polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids), and bacteria. Some bacteria that form biofilms cause periodontal disease, corrosion of the metal materials that make up drains, and slippage. Inside of a biofilm is an environment conducive to the growth and propagation of bacteria. Problems with biofilms include the inability of disinfectants and antibiotics to act on them. Therefore, we have investigated the potential application of alternating electromagnetic fields for biofilm control. We obtained exciting results using various materials' specimens and frequency conditions. Through these studies, we gradually understood that the combination of the type of bacteria, the kind of material, and the application of an electromagnetic field with various low frequencies (4 kHz-12 kHz) changes the circumstances of the onset of the biofilm suppression effect. In this study, relatively high frequencies (20 and 30 kHz) were applied to biofilms caused by

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biofilmselectromagnetic fieldEscherichia coliStaphylococcus epidermidis

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PMID37959648
PMCPMC10649311

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