Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
Testing Anti-Biofilm Polymeric Surfaces : Where to Start? / C. Cattò, F. Cappitelli. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 20:15(2019 Aug 03), pp. 3794.1-3794.60.
Abstract:
Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm features. However, compared to the large amount of work put into discovering potent biofilm inhibitors, only a small number of papers deal with their validation, a critical step in the translation of research into practical applications. This is due to the lack of standardized testing methods and/or of well-controlled in vivo studies that show biofilm prevention on polymeric surfaces; furthermore, there has been little correlation with the reduced incidence of material deterioration. Here an overview of the most common methods for studying biofilms and for testing the anti-biofilm properties of new surfaces is provided.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
anti-biofilm surfaces; polymeric surfaces; biofilm methods; biofilm analysis; biofilm devices
Elenco autori:
C. Cattò, F. Cappitelli
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