Strategies applied to modify structured and smooth surfaces: A step closer to reduce bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation

• Published in: Colloid and interface science communications Vol. 46; p. 100560
• Main Authors: Uneputty, A., Dávila-Lezama, A., Garibo, D., Oknianska, A., Bogdanchikova, N., Hernández-Sánchez, J.F., Susarrey-Arce, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Antibacterial surfaces; Biofilm; Coatings; Topographies; Biofilm; Topographies; Antibacterial surfaces; Coatings

Nearly a century has passed since the discovery of the first antibiotics. With each passing decade, more bacterial strains developed resistance towards existing antibiotics. Alternative methods to reduce contamination by bacteria and biofilms have arisen to reduce the pressure on existing or current...