New Nanoparticles Endowed with Antibiofilm Activity

Besides the positive role in the human health, biofilm presence is often associated to the infections. To prevent biofilm formation and the selection of resistant strains, we prepared several functionalized nanoparticles starting from colloidal silica and natural compounds (salicylic and cinnamic acids) derivatives, characterized by a significant antibiofouling properties (10.1080/08927014.2017.1286649 and 10.1371/journal.pone.0131519), aiming to overcome the limits of the available coatings.