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Antibacterial Surfaces: Metal–Organic Framework Material Inhibits Biofilm Formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2017)
Author(s) -
Neufeld Bella H.,
Neufeld Megan J.,
Lutzke Alec,
Schweickart Sarah M.,
Reynolds Melissa M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201770202
Subject(s) - biofilm , pseudomonas aeruginosa , materials science , chitosan , metal , copper , matrix (chemical analysis) , bacteria , embedding , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , biology , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
This image represents the impediment of bacterial attachment onto the materials described by Melissa M. Reynolds and co‐workers in article number 1702255 . While a chitosan material on its own allows attachment of bacteria strains like Pseudomonas aeruginosa , embedding the chitosan matrix with copper‐based, metal–organic framework crystals inhibits biofilm formation up to 85%.