Extracellular DNA (eDNA) is an important biofilm component that was recently discovered.
Its presence has been initially observed in biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, …

Titanium oxide is a heterogeneous catalyst whose efficient photoinduced activity, related to
some of its allotropic forms, paved the way for its widespread technological use. Here, we …

Bacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In spite of great
advances in biomaterials research and development, a significant proportion of medical …

Nanocomposite films were prepared by the addition of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
eventually surfactant modified (s-CNC) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles in the polylactic acid (PLA) …

The application of mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) containing controllable amount of
different ions, with the aim to impart antibacterial activity, as well as stimulation of …

Macrophage activation can be modulated by biomaterial topography according to the
biological scale (micrometric and nanometric range). In this study, we investigated the effect of …

Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan (PVA/Ch) hydrogels containing 1 and 3 wt% of lignin nanoparticles
(LNPs) were prepared through a freezing-thaw procedure. Results from microstructural, …

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Platelet activation
promoted by S. aureus resulting in aggregation and thrombus formation is an important step in …

Twenty-one genes encoding surface proteins belonging to the LPXTG family have been
identified by in silico analysis of six Staphylococcus aureus genome sequences. Eleven genes …

Biofilm production is the crucial pathogenic mechanism of the implant-associated infection
and a primary target for new anti-infective strategies. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are …