Bacteria-triggered release of antimicrobial agents

• Main Authors: Komnatnyy, Vitaly V., Chiang, Wen-Chi, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim, Givskov, Michael, Nielsen, Thomas E.
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102956; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19146
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Medical devices employed in healthcare practice are often susceptible to microbial contamination. Pathogenic bacteria may attach themselves to device surfaces of catheters or implants by formation of chemically complex biofilms, which may be the direct cause of device failure. Extracellular bacteria...