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ReviewBiofilm2025

A novel MIR imaging approach for precise detection of

Björn van Marwick, Tatyana N Sevastyanova, Felix Wühler, Barbara Schneider-Wald, Cornelia Loy, Sascha Gravius, Matthias Rädle, Andreas Schilder

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Review in Biofilm, 2025. 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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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  2. Biofilm Formation Patterns ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Björn van MarwickMannheim Technical University, Paul-Wittsack-Straße 10, Mannheim, 68163, Germany.
Tatyana N SevastyanovaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Felix WühlerMannheim Technical University, Paul-Wittsack-Straße 10, Mannheim, 68163, Germany.
Barbara Schneider-WaldDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Cornelia LoyDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Sascha GraviusDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Matthias RädleMannheim Technical University, Paul-Wittsack-Straße 10, Mannheim, 68163, Germany.
Andreas SchilderDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of microbial biofilm growth poses a threat to both human health and the performance of industrial systems, manifesting as a global crisis with noteworthy economic implications for modern society. Exploring new methods and alternative approaches for the detection of biofilm signatures are imperative for developing optimized and cost-effective strategies that can help to identify early-stage biofilm formation. Clinical diagnostic technologies are constantly looking for more affordable, practical and faster methods of prevention and detection of chronic infections in periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs), which are often characterized by biofilm formation on implant surfaces.

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ATCC 12228Crystal violet(CV)(EPSs)Extracellular polymeric substancesFourier-transform infrared (FTIR)Mid-infraredMIRPNAGSPoly-N-AcetylglucosamineRP62A(SE)(SE+)(SE-)Staphylococcus epidermidis

Identifiers

PMID40130066
PMCPMC11931313

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