Recent Progress in Antimicrobial Applications of Nanostructured Materials

Photosynthetic Solar Cell Using Nanostructured Proton Exchange Membrane for Microbial Biofilm Prevention

“…Since microbial biofilms can reduce the performance of engineered systems in unexpected ways such as biofouling, infection, failure of medical devices, and biocorrosion, their growth control is critical to achieve reliable long-term efficiency. 21,22 In general, biofilms show a relatively high resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobial agents compared to planktonic bacteria of the same species due to their protective microenvironment, where biocidal activities are decelerated, and the transfer of nutrients and ions from the environment is limited. It has been known that the surface roughness of the substratum plays a key role in determining the interaction between the cells and the surface and forming the resulting biofilms.…”

“…, polysaccharides and proteins) that they produce − and can be found in various environments such as underwater, membranes, groundwater, and biomedical applications. Since microbial biofilms can reduce the performance of engineered systems in unexpected ways such as biofouling, infection, failure of medical devices, and biocorrosion, their growth control is critical to achieve reliable long-term efficiency. , …”