Micro- and Nanotopography Sensitive Bacterial Attachment Mechanisms: A Review

Bacterial attachment to material surfaces can lead to the development of biofilms that cause severe economic and health problems. The outcome of bacterial attachment is determined by a combination of bacterial sensing of material surfaces by the cell and the physicochemical factors in the near-surfa...

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Published inFrontiers in microbiology Vol. 10; p. 191
Main Authors Cheng, Yifan, Feng, Guoping, Moraru, Carmen I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 21.02.2019
Subjects
bacteria attachment
bacteria-surface interaction
Microbiology
microtopography
nanotopography
surface sensing
nanotopography
surface sensing
bacteria-surface interaction
bacteria attachment
microtopography
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Summary:Bacterial attachment to material surfaces can lead to the development of biofilms that cause severe economic and health problems. The outcome of bacterial attachment is determined by a combination of bacterial sensing of material surfaces by the cell and the physicochemical factors in the near-surface environment. This paper offers a systematic review of the effects of surface topography on a range of antifouling mechanisms, with a focus on how topographical scale, from micro- to nanoscale, may influence bacterial sensing of and attachment to material surfaces. A good understanding of these mechanisms can facilitate the development of antifouling surfaces based on surface topography, with applications in various sectors of human life and activity including healthcare, food, and water treatment.
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Reviewed by: Chien-Yi Chang, University of Bradford, United Kingdom; Dong-Woo Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea
This article was submitted to Microbial Physiology and Metabolism, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology
Edited by: Dacheng Ren, Syracuse University, United States
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2019.00191