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ArticleBiofilm2024

UV emitting glass: A promising strategy for biofilm inhibition on transparent surfaces.

Leila Alidokht, Katrina Fitzpatrick, Caitlyn Butler, Kelli Z Hunsucker, Cierra Braga, William A Maza, Kenan P Fears, Marieh Arekhi, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes

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Article in Biofilm, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Leila AlidokhtEnvironmental and Water Resource Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA.
Katrina FitzpatrickEnvironmental and Water Resource Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA.
Caitlyn ButlerEnvironmental and Water Resource Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA.
Kelli Z HunsuckerCenter for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA.
Cierra BragaCenter for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA.
William A MazaChemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
Kenan P FearsCenter for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
Marieh ArekhiEnvironmental and Water Resource Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA.
Mariana Lanzarini-LopesEnvironmental and Water Resource Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine biofouling causes serious environmental problems and has adverse impacts on the maritime industry. Biofouling on windows and optical equipment reduces surface transparency, limiting their application for on-site monitoring or continuous measurement. This work illustrates that UV emitting glasses (UEGs) can prevent the establishment and growth of biofilm on the illuminated surfaces. Specifically, this paper describes how UEGs are enabled by innovatively modifying the surfaces of the glass with light scattering particles. Modification of glass surface with silica nanoparticles at a concentration 26.5 μg/cm

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Antimicrobial coatingsBiofilm preventionMarine environmentScattering nanoparticlesSurface hygieneTransparent surfacesUVC disinfection

Identifiers

PMID38495771
PMCPMC10940134

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