Anti-biofilm efficiency of 120 MeV Fe⁺⁹ SHI-irradiated polyimide film

Critical analysis of methods to determine growth, control and analysis of biofilms for potential non-submerged antibiofilm surfaces and coatings

“…Most materials were categorised as biocide releasing (n = 36) or contact active (n = 32) with fewer antiadhesive (n = 10). Biocide releasing surfaces were predominantly reported as using inorganic nanoparticles and powders such as Ag [ [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] ], Cu [ [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] ], Ti/TiO 2 [ [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] ], ZnO [ [46] , [47] , [48] ], Cu-Zr-Ni [ 49 ], CeO 2 [ 50 ], Ag/TiO 2 [ 44 , [51] , [52] , [53] ], Fe/Fe 3 O 4 [ 44 , 51 ], TaO x N y [ 54 ] as well as loaded-metal organic frameworks (MOFs) [ 55 ], and antibiotics such as gentamicin [ 56 ]. Contact active surfaces utilized a range of approaches including plasma [ [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] , [61] , [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] , [71] , [72] ], amino-acids, polypeptides, enzymes [ [73] , [74] , [75] , …”