INVESTIGADORES
SOLER ILLIA Galo Juan De Avila Arturo
artículos
Título:
Antibiofilm Effect of Supramolecularly Templated Mesoporous Silica Coatings
Autor/es:
M. PEZZONI; P. N. CATALANO; R. PIZARRO; M. F. DESIMONE; G. J. A. A. SOLER-ILLIA; M. G. BELLINO; C. S. COSTA
Revista:
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2017 vol. 77 p. 1044 - 1049
ISSN:
0921-5093
Resumen:
Bacteria attached to solid surfaces and encased in a self-synthesized matrix, so-called biofilms, are highly difficultto eradicate and present negative impact on industry and human health. The ability of supramolecularly templatedmesoporous silica coatings to inhibit biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is shown here. Assaysemploying submerged and air-liquid interface biofilms demonstrated that mesoporous coatings with tuned poresize significantly reduce the number of attached bacteria and matrix production. Given its versatility, scalability,robustness and low cost, our proposal is attractive for the production of transparent, inert and permanentantibiofilm coatings that could be applied on multiple surfaces.
