Escherichia coli Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Polymeric Nanostructured Surfaces
Divya Iyer,
Eric Laws,
Dennis LaJeunesse
Abstract:Biofilm formation
is a multistep process that requires initial
contact between a bacterial cell and a surface substrate. Recent work
has shown that nanoscale topologies impact bacterial cell viability;
however, less is understood about how nanoscale surface properties
impact other aspects of bacterial behavior. In this study, we examine
the adhesive, viability, morphology, and colonization behavior of
the bacterium Escherichia coli on 21
plasma-etched polymeric surfaces. Although we predicted that specific
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