Microbial biofilm represents a major virulence factor associated with chronic and recurrent infections. Pathogenic bacteria embedded in biofilms are highly resistant to environmental and chemical agents, including antibiotics and therefore difficult to eradicate. Thus, reliable tests to assess biofilm formation by bacterial strains as well as the impact of chemicals or antibiotics on biofilm fo...

A new approach for the synthesis of freely dispersible one-dimensional (1D) lanthanum telluride nanowires (La2Te3 NWs) in the solution phase is reported. The process involves a reaction between tellurium nanowires (Te NWs) and lanthanum nitrate (La(NO3)3) at room-temperature. Te NWs act as templates for the formation of La2Te3 NWs. The aspect ratio of the as prepared La2Te3 NWs is the same as t...

objective(s):bacterial biofilm has been considered responsible for many deaths and high health costs worldwide. their better protection against antibacterial agents compared to free living cells leads to poor treatment efficiency. nanotechnology is promising approach to combat biofilm infections. the aim of the present study was to eradicate staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm with silver nanopa...

Green-fluorescent intracellular enteropathogenic bacteria were observed after infected HeLa cell monolayers were stained with acridine orange and counterstained with crystal violet at least 3 h after infection.

Çinko oksit (ZnO) temelli nano boyutlu parçacıklar, fotokatalitik etkileri, birim hacim başına oldukça yüksek olan yüzey alanları ve foto-kararlılıklarının yanı sıra, biyolojik potansiyelleri nedeniyle de özellikle son yıllarda dikkat çekmektedirler. Bu makalede, bakır asetat, çinko asetat mangan öncüleri kullanılarak sol-jel yöntemiyle sentezlenmiş nano-boyutlu katkılı çinko-bakır nano-parçacı...

Abstract Designing adsorbent materials that can effectively remove many types of organic dyes is crucial because the wide diversity synthetic found in wastewater. Thus, this study presents synthesis economic and eco-friendly composites composed chitosan (Cs), talc (T), Cloisite 30B clay (C) to both cationic crystal violet (CV) anionic reactive yellow 145 (RY) for first time. Cs was functionaliz...

Daily use of mouthwash is generally recommended to control dental plaque development and limit further adhesion oral bacteria. To this purpose, Chlorhexidine di-gluconate (CHG)-containing products are still the most used antiseptic in health. The aim study was compare antimicrobial antibiofilm activity three different commercial formulations containing CHG at same concentration (0.2%) on main e...