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Tüfekçi M, Hamarat S, Çalışkan TD, Özgüzar HF, Meydan AE, Göçmen JS, Evren E, Gökçe Mİ, Goktas H. Long-term antifouling surfaces for urinary catheters. J Mater Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38758163 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb00311j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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The presence of a variety of bacteria is an inevitable/indispensable part of human life. In particular, for patients, the existence and spreading of bacteria lead to prolonged treatment period with many more complications. The widespread use of urinary catheters is one of the main causes for the prevalence of infections. The necessity of long-term use of indwelling catheters is unavoidable in terms of the development of bacteriuria and blockage. As is known, since a permanent solution to this problem has not yet been found, research and development activities continue actively. Herein, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-like thin films were synthesized by a custom designed plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD) method and the long-term effect of antifouling properties of PEG-like coated catheters was investigated against Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. The contact angle measurements have revealed the increase of wettability with the increase of plasma exposure time. The antifouling activity of surface-coated catheters was analyzed against the Gram-negative/positive bacteria over a long-term period (up to 30 days). The results revealed that PE-CVD coated PEG-like thin films are highly capable of eliminating bacterial attachment on surfaces with relatively reduced protein attachment without having any toxic effect. Previous statements were supported with SEM, XPS, FTIR spectroscopy, and contact angle analysis.
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- Mustafa Tüfekçi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ankara University, Golbasi, Turkey.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ankara University, Golbasi, Turkey.
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- Plasma Aided Biomedical Research Group (pabmed) Biomedical Engineering Division, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, TOBB university of Economics and Technology, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
- Department of Materials Engineering, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Health Sciences, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ankara University, Golbasi, Turkey.
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Egghe T, Morent R, Hoogenboom R, De Geyter N. Substrate-independent and widely applicable deposition of antibacterial coatings. Trends Biotechnol 2023; 41:63-76. [PMID: 35863949 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Antibacterial coatings are regarded as a necessary tool to prevent implant-related infections. Substrate-independent and widely applicable coating techniques are gaining significant interest to synthesize different types of antibacterial films, which can be relevant from a fundamental and application-oriented perspective. Plasma polymer- and polydopamine-based antibacterial coatings represent the most widely studied and versatile approaches among these coating techniques. Both single- and dual-functional antibacterial coatings can be fabricated with these approaches and a variety of dual-functional antibacterial coating strategies can still be explored in future work. These coatings can potentially be used for a wide range of different implants (material, shape, and size). However, for most implants, significantly more fundamental knowledge needs to be gained before these coatings can find real-life use.
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- Tim Egghe
- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Speranza G, Mele GR, Favia P, Pederzolli C, Potrich C. Tuning Surface Properties via Plasma Treatments for the Improved Capture of MicroRNA Biomarkers. Materials 2022; 15:ma15072641. [PMID: 35407971 PMCID: PMC9000635 DOI: 10.3390/ma15072641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Advanced materials could bring about fundamental improvements in the evolution of innovative analytical devices, i.e., biosensors or lab-on-a-chip devices, in particular in the context of liquid biopsies. Here, plasma deposition processes were tested for the introduction of primary amines on silicon surfaces by tuning the amounts and availability of amino-charged residues. Different binary (CH4/NH3) and ternary (CH4/NH3/H2 and CH4/NH3/N2) mixtures of gases were used as feeds for the plasma treatments. The obtained surfaces were fully characterized for their chemical and physical properties before their use as capture materials in a functional test. Synthetic and fluorescently conjugated microRNA-21 (miR-21) was selected as the target molecule. The capture of miR-21 increased linearly with the increase in amino nitrogen measured on surfaces. The surface showing the most promising performance was further analyzed in different conditions, i.e., varying pH and time of incubation, incubation with different microRNAs, and possible elution of captured microRNAs. The apparent pH range of primary amines present on the surfaces was around 3.5–4. Positively charged surfaces prepared via PE-CVD were, therefore, demonstrated as being suitable materials for the capture of microRNA biomarkers, paving the way for their inclusion in biomedical devices for the purification and analysis of circulating biomarkers.
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- Giorgio Speranza
- Center for Sensors and Devices, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy; (G.S.); (G.R.M.); (C.P.)
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, v. Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
- CNR-Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Center for Sensors and Devices, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy; (G.S.); (G.R.M.); (C.P.)
- Department of Chemistry, CNR Inst. NANOTEC, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry, CNR Inst. NANOTEC, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Center for Sensors and Devices, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy; (G.S.); (G.R.M.); (C.P.)
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- Center for Sensors and Devices, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy; (G.S.); (G.R.M.); (C.P.)
- CNR-Istituto di Biofisica, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy
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Fernández-Gómez P, Muro-Fraguas I, Múgica-Vidal R, Sainz-García A, Sainz-García E, González-Raurich M, Álvarez-Ordóñez A, Prieto M, López M, López M, Toledano P, Sáenz Y, González-Marcos A, Alba-Elías F. Development and characterization of anti-biofilm coatings applied by Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Plasma on stainless steel. Food Res Int 2022; 152:109891. [PMID: 35181104 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biofilm-mediated microbial persistence of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria is a serious problem in food industries. Due to the difficulty of removing mature biofilms, great efforts are being made to find new strategies to prevent bacterial adherence to surfaces, the first step for biofilm development. In this study, coatings of (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES), tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and acrylic acid (AA) were applied by Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Plasma on stainless steel (SS) AISI 316, the SS most commonly used in food industry equipment. Their anti-biofilm activity was assessed against Listeria monocytogenes CECT911 and Escherichia coli CECT515 after incubation at 37 °C. The best results were obtained for L. monocytogenes, with coatings consisting of a base coating of APTES and a functional coating of TEOS (AP10 + TE6) or AA (AP10 + AA6) that reduced biofilm production by 45% and 74%, respectively, when compared with the uncoated SS. These coatings were further characterized, together with a variation of the best one that replaced the acrylic acid with succinic acid (AP10 + SA6). Their anti-biofilm activity was assessed under different incubation conditions, including two strains of L. monocytogenes isolated from processing environments of a meat industry. The coating AP10 + AA6 reduced the biofilm formation by 90% after incubation at 12 °C, a temperature more representative of those commonly found in food processing environments. The morphological and physico-chemical characterization of the selected coatings showed that the coating with the highest anti-biofilm activity (i.e., AP10 + AA6) had lower surface roughness and higher hydrophilicity. This suggests that the formation of a hydration layer prevents the adherence of L. monocytogenes, an effect that seems to be enhanced by low temperature conditions, when the wettability of the strains is increased.
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Akdoğan E, Şirin HT. Plasma surface modification strategies for the preparation of antibacterial biomaterials: A review of the recent literature. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2021; 131:112474. [PMID: 34857260 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Plasma-based strategies offer several advantages for developing antibacterial biomaterials and can be used directly or combined with other surface modification techniques. Direct plasma strategies can be classified as plasma surface modifications that derive antibacterial property by tailoring surface topography or surface chemistry. Nano patterns induced by plasma modification can exhibit antibacterial property and promote the adhesion and proliferation of mammalian cells, creating antibacterial and biocompatible surfaces. Antibacterial effect by tailoring surface chemistry via plasma can be attained by either creating bacteriostatic surfaces or bactericidal surfaces. Plasma-assisted strategies incorporate plasma processes in combination with other surface modification techniques. Plasma coating can serve as a drug-eluting reservoir and diffusion barrier. The plasma-functionalized surface can serve as a platform for grafting antibacterial agents, and plasma surface activation can improve the adhesion of polymeric layers with antibacterial properties. This article critically reviews plasma-based strategies reported in the recent literature for the development of antibacterial biomaterial surfaces. Studies using both atmospheric and low-pressure plasmas are included in this review. The findings are discussed in terms of the trends in material and precursor selection, modification stability, antibacterial efficacy, the choice of bacterial strains tested, cell culture findings, critical aspects of in vitro performance testing and in vivo experimental design.
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- Ebru Akdoğan
- Department of Chemistry, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, 06900 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, 06900 Ankara, Turkey
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Bazaka O, Prasad K, Levchenko I, Jacob MV, Bazaka K, Kingshott P, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Decontamination-Induced Modification of Bioactivity in Essential Oil-Based Plasma Polymer Coatings. Molecules 2021; 26:7133. [PMID: 34885713 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Plasma polymer coatings fabricated from Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil and its derivatives have been previously shown to reduce the extent of microbial adhesion on titanium, polymers, and other implantable materials used in dentistry. Previous studies have shown these coatings to maintain their performance under standard operating conditions; however, when used in e.g., a dental implant, these coatings may inadvertently become subject to in situ cleaning treatments, such as those using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet, a promising tool for the effective in situ removal of biofilms from tissues and implant surfaces. Here, we investigated the effect of such an exposure on the antimicrobial performance of the Melaleuca alternifolia polymer coating. It was found that direct exposure of the polymer coating surface to the jet for periods less than 60 s was sufficient to induce changes in its surface chemistry and topography, affecting its ability to retard subsequent microbial attachment. The exact effect of the jet exposure depended on the chemistry of the polymer coating, the length of plasma treatment, cell type, and incubation conditions. The change in the antimicrobial activity for polymer coatings fabricated at powers of 20–30 W was not statistically significant due to their limited baseline bioactivity. Interestingly, the bioactivity of polymer coatings fabricated at 10 and 15 W against Staphylococcus aureus cells was temporarily improved after the treatment, which could be attributed to the generation of loosely attached bioactive fragments on the treated surface, resulting in an increase in the dose of the bioactive agents being eluted by the surface. Attachment and proliferation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells and mixed cultures were less affected by changes in the bioactivity profile of the surface. The sensitivity of the cells to the change imparted by the jet treatment was also found to be dependent on their origin culture, with mature biofilm-derived P. aeruginosa bacterial cells showing a greater ability to colonize the surface when compared to its planktonic broth-grown counterpart. The presence of plasma-generated reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in the culture media was also found to enhance the bioactivity of polymer coatings fabricated at power levels of 10 and 15 W, due to a synergistic effect arising from simultaneous exposure of cells to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and eluted bioactive fragments. These results suggest that it is important to consider the possible implications of inadvertent changes in the properties and performance of plasma polymer coatings as a result of exposure to in situ decontamination, to both prevent suboptimal performance and to exploit possible synergies that may arise for some polymer coating-surface treatment combinations.
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Ma C, Nikiforov A, De Geyter N, Dai X, Morent R, Ostrikov KK. Future antiviral polymers by plasma processing. Prog Polym Sci 2021; 118:101410. [PMID: 33967350 PMCID: PMC8085113 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is largely threatening global public health, social stability, and economy. Efforts of the scientific community are turning to this global crisis and should present future preventative measures. With recent trends in polymer science that use plasma to activate and enhance the functionalities of polymer surfaces by surface etching, surface grafting, coating and activation combined with recent advances in understanding polymer-virus interactions at the nanoscale, it is promising to employ advanced plasma processing for smart antiviral applications. This trend article highlights the innovative and emerging directions and approaches in plasma-based surface engineering to create antiviral polymers. After introducing the unique features of plasma processing of polymers, novel plasma strategies that can be applied to engineer polymers with antiviral properties are presented and critically evaluated. The challenges and future perspectives of exploiting the unique plasma-specific effects to engineer smart polymers with virus-capture, virus-detection, virus-repelling, and/or virus-inactivation functionalities for biomedical applications are analysed and discussed.
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Key Words
- ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
- Antiviral polymers
- BSA, bovine serum albumin
- CF4, tetrafluoromethane
- COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019
- DC, direct current
- H2, hydrogen
- HBV, hepatitis B virus
- HMDSO, hexamethyldisiloxane
- IPNpp, plasma polymerized isopentyl nitrite
- MERS-CoV, middle east respiratory syndrome
- MW, microwave
- NO, nitric oxide
- PC, polycarbonate
- PDMS, polydimethylsiloxane
- PECVD, plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition
- PEG, polyethene glycol
- PET, polyethene terephthalate
- PFM, pentafluorophenyl methacrylate
- PP, polypropylene
- PPE, personal protective equipment
- PS, polystyrene
- PTFE, polytetrafluoroethylene
- PVC, polyvinyl chloride
- REF, reference
- RF, radio frequency
- RONS, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
- RSV, respiratory syncytial virus
- RT-PCR, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
- RV, rhinovirus
- SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- SEM, scanning electron microscopy
- TEOS-O2, tetraethyl orthosilicate and oxygen
- UV, ultraviolet
- WCA, water contact angle
- plasma processing
- surface modification
- ΔD, the variation of the dissipation
- Δf, the frequency shift
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- Chuanlong Ma
- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 4000 Brisbane, Australia
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Benčina M, Resnik M, Starič P, Junkar I. Use of Plasma Technologies for Antibacterial Surface Properties of Metals. Molecules 2021; 26:1418. [PMID: 33808010 PMCID: PMC7961478 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Bacterial infections of medical devices present severe problems connected with long-term antibiotic treatment, implant failure, and high hospital costs. Therefore, there are enormous demands for innovative techniques which would improve the surface properties of implantable materials. Plasma technologies present one of the compelling ways to improve metal's antibacterial activity; plasma treatment can significantly alter metal surfaces' physicochemical properties, such as surface chemistry, roughness, wettability, surface charge, and crystallinity, which all play an important role in the biological response of medical materials. Herein, the most common plasma treatment techniques like plasma spraying, plasma immersion ion implantation, plasma vapor deposition, and plasma electrolytic oxidation as well as novel approaches based on gaseous plasma treatment of surfaces are gathered and presented. The latest results of different surface modification approaches and their influence on metals' antibacterial surface properties are presented and critically discussed. The mechanisms involved in bactericidal effects of plasma-treated surfaces are discussed and novel results of surface modification of metal materials by highly reactive oxygen plasma are presented.
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- Department of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (M.B.); (M.R.); (P.S.)
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Islam MA, Jacob MV, Antunes E. A critical review on silver nanoparticles: From synthesis and applications to its mitigation through low-cost adsorption by biochar. J Environ Manage 2021; 281:111918. [PMID: 33433370 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles are one of the most beneficial forms of heavy metals in nanotechnology applications. Due to its exceptional antimicrobial properties, low electrical and thermal resistance, and surface plasmon resonance, silver nanoparticles are used in a wide variety of products, including consumer goods, healthcare, catalysts, electronics, and analytical equipment. As the production and applications of silver nanoparticles containing products increase daily, the environmental pollution due to silver nanoparticles release is increasing and affecting especially the aqueous ecosystem. Silver nanoparticles can kill useful bacteria in soil and water, and bioaccumulate in living organisms even at low concentrations from 10-2 to 10 μg/mL silver can show antibacterial effect. On the other hand, the maximum silver discharge limit into freshwater is 0.1 μg/L and 3.2 μg/L for Australia and the USA, respectively. To reduce its toxic consequences and meet the regulatory guidelines, it is crucial to remove silver nanoparticles from wastewater before it is discharged into other water streams. Several technologies are available to remove silver nanoparticles, but the adsorption process using low-cost adsorbents is a promising alternative to mitigate silver nanoparticle pollution in the bulk stage. As one of the low-cost adsorbents, biochar produced from the biomass waste could be a suitable adsorbent. This review focuses on collating the latest evidence on silver nanoparticle production, applications, environmental consequences, and cost-effective technological approaches for silver removal from wastewater.
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- Md Anwarul Islam
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia.
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Li P, Gao Z, Tan Z, Xiao J, Wei L, Chen Y. New developments in anti-biofilm intervention towards effective management of orthopedic device related infections (ODRI's). Biofouling 2021; 37:1-35. [PMID: 33618584 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2020.1869725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Orthopedic device related infections (ODRI's) represent a difficult to treat situation owing to their biofilm based nature. Biofilm infections once established are difficult to eradicate even with an aggressive treatment regimen due to their recalcitrance towards antibiotics and immune attack. The involvement of antibiotic resistant pathogens as the etiological agent further worsens the overall clinical picture, pressing on the need to look into alternative treatment strategies. The present review highlightes the microbiological challenges associated with treatment of ODRI's due to biofilm formation on the implant surface. Further, it details the newer anti-infective modalities that work either by preventing biofilm formation and/or through effective disruption of the mature biofilms formed on the medical implant. The study, therefore aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the newer anti-biofilm interventions (non-antibiotic approaches) and a better understanding of their mechanism of action essential for improved management of orthopedic implant infections.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Orthopedics, Ya'an People's Hospital, Yaan City, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Taiyuan City, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Western Theater Air Force Hospital of PLA, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ya'an People's Hospital, Yaan City, China
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- Nursing Department, Three Gorges Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Sardella E, Gristina R, Fanelli F, Veronico V, Da Ponte G, Kroth J, Fracassi F, Favia P. How to Confer a Permanent Bio-Repelling and Bio-Adhesive Character to Biomedical Materials through Cold Plasmas. Applied Sciences 2020; 10:9101. [DOI: 10.3390/app10249101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Plasma Enhanced–Chemical Vapor Deposition (PE-CVD) of polyethylene oxide-like (PEO)-like coatings represent a successful strategy to address cell-behavior on biomaterials. Indeed, one of the main drawbacks of organic and hydrophilic films, like PEO-like ones, often consists in their poor adhesion to the substrate, especially in biological fluids where the biomaterial is required to operate. In this paper, low pressure (LP) and aerosol-assisted atmospheric pressure (aerosol-assisted AP) PE-CVD of PEO-like coatings is compared. The stability of the two different classes of coatings was investigated, both in water and in the cell culture media, during cell culture experiments. The obtained results show that, when deposited at atmospheric pressure (AP), the adhesion of the PEO-like coatings to the substrate has to be granted by an intermediate gradient layer. This interlayer can match the properties of the substrate with that of the topmost coatings, and, in turn, can dramatically improve the coating’s stability in complex biological fluids, like the cell culture medium. An accurate modulation of the experimental conditions, both at LP and AP, allowed control of the film chemical structure and surface properties, to permanently promote or discourage the cellular adhesion on the surfaces of biomaterials.
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Liu D, Szili EJ, Ostrikov K(K. Plasma medicine: Opportunities for nanotechnology in a digital age. Plasma Process Polym 2020; 17:2000097. [PMID: 32837492 PMCID: PMC7361249 DOI: 10.1002/ppap.202000097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Advances in digital technologies have opened new opportunities for creating more reliable, time- and cost-effective, safer and mobile methods of diagnosing, managing and treating diseases. A few examples of advanced nano- and digital technologies are already FDA-approved for diagnosing and treating diseases. Plasma treatment is still emerging as a new healthcare technology, but it is showing a strong potential for treatment of many diseases including cancers and antimicrobial-resistant infections, with little or no adverse side effects. Here, we argue that with the ever-increasing complex healthcare challenges facing communities, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to consider combining unique properties of emerging healthcare technologies into a single multimodal treatment modality that could lead to unprecedented healthcare benefits. In this article, we focus on the healthcare opportunities created by establishing a nexus between plasma, nano- and digital technologies. We argue that the combination of plasma, nano- and digital technologies into a single multimodal healthcare package may significantly improve patient outcomes and comfort, and reduce the economic burden on community healthcare, as well as alleviate many problems related to overcrowded healthcare systems.
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- Dawei Liu
- State Key Lab of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, School of Electronic and Electrical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Future Industries InstituteUniversity of South AustraliaMawson LakesSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials ScienceQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- CSIRO‐QUT Joint Sustainable Processes and Devices LaboratoryLindfieldNew South WalesAustralia
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Wang L, Zhao H, He D, Wu Y, Jin L, Li G, Su N, Li H, Xing XH. Insights into the molecular-level effects of atmospheric and room-temperature plasma on mononucleotides and single-stranded homo- and hetero-oligonucleotides. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14298. [PMID: 32868795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71152-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Atmospheric and room-temperature plasma (ARTP) has been successfully developed as a useful mutation tool for mutation breeding of various microbes and plants as well animals by genetic alterations. However, understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the biological responses to ARTP irradiation is still limited. Therefore, to gain a molecular understanding of how irradiation with ARTP damages DNA, we irradiated the artificially synthesized mononucleotides of dATP, dTTP, dGTP, and dCTP, and the oligonucleotides of dA8, dT8, dG8, dC8, and dA2dT2dG2dC2 as chemical building blocks of DNA with ARTP for 1–4 min, identified the mononucleotide products using 31P- and 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), and identified the oligonucleotide products using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) during ARTP treatment. The observed 31P-and 1H-NMR spectrum signals for the plasma-treated and untreated mononucleotides indicated that dATP was less stable to plasma irradiation than the other mononucleotides. The oligonucleotides after treatment with ARTP were found to have been broken into small fragments as shown by mass spectrometry, with the cleaved bonds and produced fragments identified according to their expected spectral m/z values or molecular weights derived from their m/z values. The stabilities of the oligonucleotides differed to ARTP irradiation, with dT8 being the most stable and was more beneficial to stabilizing single-stranded oligonucleotide structures compared to the other base groups (A, G, and C). This was consistent with the average potential energy level obtained by the molecular dynamic simulation of the oligonucleotides, i.e., dT8 > dC8 > dA8 > dG8 > dA2dT2dG2dC2. In summary, we found that ARTP treatment caused various structural changes to the oligonucleotides that may account for the wide and successful applications reported for ARTP-induced mutation breeding of various organisms.
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Muro-Fraguas I, Sainz-García A, Fernández Gómez P, López M, Múgica-Vidal R, Sainz-García E, Toledano P, Sáenz Y, López M, González-Raurich M, Prieto M, Alvarez-Ordóñez A, González-Marcos A, Alba-Elías F. Atmospheric pressure cold plasma anti-biofilm coatings for 3D printed food tools. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2020.102404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Kousal J, Sedlaříková J, Kolářová-Rašková Z, Krtouš Z, Kučerová L, Hurajová A, Vaidulych M, Hanuš J, Lehocký M. Degradable Poly(ethylene oxide)-Like Plasma Polymer Films Used for the Controlled Release of Nisin. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1263. [PMID: 32492821 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-like thin films were successfully prepared by plasma-assisted vapor thermal deposition (PAVTD). PEO powders with a molar weight (Mw) between 1500 g/mol and 600,000 g/mol were used as bulk precursors. The effect of Mw on the structural and surface properties was analyzed for PEO films prepared at a lower plasma power. Fourier transform (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy showed that the molecular structure was well preserved regardless of the Mw of the precursors. The stronger impact of the process conditions (the presence/absence of plasma) was proved. Molecular weight polydispersity, as well as wettability, increased in the samples prepared at 5 W. The influence of deposition plasma power (0–30 W) on solubility and permeation properties was evaluated for a bulk precursor of Mw 1500 g/mol. The rate of thickness loss after immersion in water was found to be tunable in this way, with the films prepared at the highest plasma power showing higher stability. The effect of plasma power deposition conditions was also shown during the permeability study. Prepared PEO films were used as a cover, and permeation layers for biologically active nisin molecule and a controlled release of this bacteriocin into water was achieved.
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Thukkaram M, Vaidulych M, Kylián O, Hanuš J, Rigole P, Aliakbarshirazi S, Asadian M, Nikiforov A, Van Tongel A, Biederman H, Coenye T, Du Laing G, Morent R, De Wilde L, Verbeken K, De Geyter N. Investigation of Ag/a-C:H Nanocomposite Coatings on Titanium for Orthopedic Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:23655-23666. [PMID: 32374146 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b23237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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One of the leading causes of failure for any bone implant is implant-associated infections. The implant-bone interface is in fact the crucial site of infection where both the microorganisms and cells compete to populate the newly introduced implant surface. Most of the work dealing with this issue has focused on the design of implant coatings capable of preventing infection while ignoring cell proliferation or vice versa. The present study is therefore focused on investigating the antibacterial and biological properties of nanocomposite coatings based on an amorphous hydrocarbon (a-C:H) matrix containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). a-C:H coatings with varying silver concentrations were generated directly on medical grade titanium substrates using a combination of a gas aggregation source (GAS) and a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD) process. The obtained results revealed that the surface silver content increased from 1.3 at % to 5.3 at % by increasing the used DC magnetron current in the GAS from 200 to 500 mA. The in vitro antibacterial assays revealed that the nanocomposites with the highest number of silver content exhibited excellent antibacterial activities resulting in a 6-log reduction of Escherichia coli and a 4-log reduction of Staphylococcus aureus after 24 h of incubation. An MTT assay, fluorescence live/dead staining, and SEM microscopy observations of MC3T3 cells seeded on the uncoated and coated Ti substrates also showed that increasing the amount of AgNPs in the nanocomposites had no notable impact on their cytocompatibility, while improved cell proliferation was especially observed for the nanocomposites possessing a low amount of AgNPs. These controllable Ag/a-C:H nanocomposites on Ti substrates, which simultaneously provide an excellent antibacterial performance and good biocompatibility, could thus have promising applications in orthopedics and other biomedical implants.
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- Monica Thukkaram
- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Materials, Textiles, and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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Kuchakova I, Ionita MD, Ionita ER, Lazea-Stoyanova A, Brajnicov S, Mitu B, Dinescu G, De Vrieze M, Cvelbar U, Zille A, Leys C, Yu Nikiforov A. Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of Organosilicon Thin Films by Direct Current and Radio-frequency Plasma Jets. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:ma13061296. [PMID: 32183006 PMCID: PMC7143598 DOI: 10.3390/ma13061296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thin film deposition with atmospheric pressure plasmas is highly interesting for industrial demands and scientific interests in the field of biomaterials. However, the engineering of high-quality films by high-pressure plasmas with precise control over morphology and surface chemistry still poses a challenge. The two types of atmospheric-pressure plasma depositions of organosilicon films by the direct and indirect injection of hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) precursor into a plasma region were chosen and compared in terms of the films chemical composition and morphology to address this. Although different methods of plasma excitation were used, the deposition of inorganic films with above 98% of SiO2 content was achieved for both cases. The chemical structure of the films was insignificantly dependent on the substrate type. The deposition in the afterglow of the DC discharge resulted in a soft film with high roughness, whereas RF plasma deposition led to a smoother film. In the case of the RF plasma deposition on polymeric materials resulted in films with delamination and cracks formation. Lastly, despite some material limitations, both deposition methods demonstrated significant potential for SiOx thin-films preparation for a variety of bio-related substrates, including glass, ceramics, metals, and polymers.
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- Iryna Kuchakova
- Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (C.L.); (A.Y.N.)
- Correspondence: (I.K.); (E.-R.I.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
- Correspondence: (I.K.); (E.-R.I.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- Centexbel, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 70, 9052 Gent, Belgium;
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- Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- 2C2T-Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;
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- Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (C.L.); (A.Y.N.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (C.L.); (A.Y.N.)
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Baitukha A, Al-Dybiat I, Valinataj-Omran A, Pulpytel J, Pocard M, Mirshahi M, Arefi-Khonsari F. Optimization of a low pressure plasma process for fabrication of a Drug Delivery System (DDS) for cancer treatment. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019; 105:110089. [PMID: 31546399 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A low pressure ICP plasma setup was utilized to deposit thin organic barrier coatings on various substrates to fabricate DDS with encapsulated Carboplatin as a drug and Methylene Blue as a drug model. Choice of the substrates and optimal plasma parameters were discussed for the fabrication of DDS with required characteristics. Prepared thin films were analysed by FTIR, SEM, and the barrier properties were studied by measuring drug concentration released into the medium by UV-VIS and ICP-MS techniques.
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Múgica-Vidal R, Sainz-García E, Álvarez-Ordóñez A, Prieto M, González-Raurich M, López M, López M, Rojo-Bezares B, Sáenz Y, Alba-Elías F. Production of Antibacterial Coatings Through Atmospheric Pressure Plasma: a Promising Alternative for Combatting Biofilms in the Food Industry. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-019-02293-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Xin X, Li P, Zhu Y, Shi L, Yuan J, Shen J. Mussel-Inspired Surface Functionalization of PET with Zwitterions and Silver Nanoparticles for the Dual-Enhanced Antifouling and Antibacterial Properties. Langmuir 2019; 35:1788-1797. [PMID: 30089363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Herein, we designed and constructed a dual functional surface with antimicrobial and antifouling abilities to prevent protein and bacterial attachment that are significant challenges in biomedical devices. Primary amino-group-capped sulfobetaine of DMMSA was synthesized and then grafted onto polydopamine pretreated PET sheets via click chemistry. The sheets were subsequently immersed into silver ion solution, in which the absorbed silver ions were reduced to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in situ by a polydopamine layer. The antifouling assays demonstrated that the resultant PET/DMMSA/AgNPs sheets exhibited great antifouling performances against bovine serum albumin (BSA), bovine fibrinogen (BFG), platelets, and bacteria, the critical proteins/microorganisms leading to implant failure. The antibacterial data suggested that the sheets had dual functions as inhibitors of bacterial growth and bactericide and could efficiently delay the biofilm formation. This repelling and killing approach is green and simple, with potential biomedical applications.
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- Xuanxuan Xin
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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Palumbo F, Treglia A, Lo Porto C, Fracassi F, Baruzzi F, Frache G, El Assad D, Pistillo BR, Favia P. Plasma-Deposited Nanocapsules Containing Coatings for Drug Delivery Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:35516-35525. [PMID: 30231206 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Coatings consisting in gentamicin-containing nanocapsules have been synthetized by means of an aerosol-assisted atmospheric pressure plasma deposition process. The influence of different parameters affecting the process has been extensively investigated by means of a morphological and chemical characterization of the coatings. Scanning electron microscopy highlighted the presence of nanocapsules whose size and abundance depend on power input and deposition time. A detailed analysis carried out with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry allowed to detect and identify the presence of gentamicin embedded in the coatings and its rearrangement, as a result of the interaction with the plasma. The release of gentamicin in water has been monitored by means of UV-vis fluorescence spectroscopy, and its biological activity has been evaluated as well by the disk diffusion assay against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is confirmed that the antibacterial activity of gentamicin is preserved in the plasma-deposited coatings. Preliminary cytocompatibility investigations indicated that eukaryotic cells well tolerate the release of gentamicin from the coatings.
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production , National Research Council of Italy , Via Amendola, 122/O , 70126 Bari , Italy
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- Material Research & Technology Department , Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology , 41, rue du Brill , L-4422 Belvaux , Luxembourg
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- Material Research & Technology Department , Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology , 41, rue du Brill , L-4422 Belvaux , Luxembourg
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- Material Research & Technology Department , Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology , 41, rue du Brill , L-4422 Belvaux , Luxembourg
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Kratochvíl J, Kuzminova A, Kylián O. State-of-the-Art, and Perspectives of, Silver/Plasma Polymer Antibacterial Nanocomposites. Antibiotics (Basel) 2018; 7:antibiotics7030078. [PMID: 30126109 PMCID: PMC6164522 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics7030078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Urgent need for innovative and effective antibacterial coatings in different fields seems to have triggered the development of numerous strategies for the production of such materials. As shown in this short overview, plasma based techniques arouse considerable attention that is connected with the possibility to use these techniques for the production of advanced antibacterial Ag/plasma polymer coatings with tailor-made functional properties. In addition, the plasma-based deposition is believed to be well-suited for the production of novel multi-functional or stimuli-responsive antibacterial films.
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- Jiří Kratochvíl
- Department of Macromolecular, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Physics Charles University, Prague 18000, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Macromolecular, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Physics Charles University, Prague 18000, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Macromolecular, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Physics Charles University, Prague 18000, Czech Republic.
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Milo S, Nzakizwanayo J, Hathaway HJ, Jones BV, Jenkins ATA. Emerging medical and engineering strategies for the prevention of long-term indwelling catheter blockage. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2018; 233:68-83. [PMID: 29807465 DOI: 10.1177/0954411918776691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Urinary catheters have been used on an intermittent or indwelling basis for centuries, in order to relieve urinary retention and incontinence. Nevertheless, the use of urinary catheters in the clinical setting is fraught with complication, the most common of which is the development of nosocomial urinary tract infections, known as catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Infections of this nature are not only significant owing to their high incidence rate and subsequent economic burden but also to the severe medical consecutions that result. A range of techniques have been employed in recent years, utilising various technologies in attempts to counteract the perilous medical cascade following catheter blockage. This review will focus on the current advancement (within the last 10 years) in prevention of encrustation and blockage of long-term indwelling catheters both from engineering and medical perspectives, with particular emphasis on the importance of stimuli-responsive systems.
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- Scarlet Milo
- 1 Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- 2 School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- 4 Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, UK
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Moreno-Couranjou M, Mauchauffé R, Bonot S, Detrembleur C, Choquet P. Anti-biofouling and antibacterial surfaces via a multicomponent coating deposited from an up-scalable atmospheric-pressure plasma-assisted CVD process. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:614-623. [PMID: 32254490 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02473h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Prevention of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on the surfaces of materials is a topic of major medical and societal importance. In this study, an up-scalable atmospheric-pressure plasma assisted deposition method is introduced to produce a multicomponent coating towards the elaboration of antibacterial and anti-biofilm surfaces. Interestingly, from a single catechol-based monomer, high deposition rates of highly chemically reactive functional thin films bearing catechol as well as quinone groups are achieved. The catechol-bearing thin film allows the in situ silver nanoparticle formation, assessed by scanning electron microscopy and EDX, whilst the enriched-quinone thin film is exploited for immobilizing dispersine B, an enzyme. In vitro functional assays demonstrated the dual antibacterial and anti-biofouling resistance properties of the coatings due to the antibacterial effect of silver and the fouling resistance of grafted dispersine B, respectively. Surfaces coated only with silver provide an antibacterial effect but fail to inhibit bacterial attachment, highlighting the usefulness of such dual-action surfaces. The approach presented here provides a simple and effective chemical pathway to construct powerful antibacterial surfaces for various industrial applications.
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- Maryline Moreno-Couranjou
- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 5, avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.
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