Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...
A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...
Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen ...
Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University engineer's patent-pending invention could improve the quality of life for millions of people suffering from diabetic foot ulcers. "The biofilm acts as a ...
Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...
Space offers an 'invaluable testbed' to study biofilms, scientists say, adding, the research could help safeguard health during spaceflights.
The Global Anti-Biofilm Wound Dressing Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 9.76% as Demand for Biofilm-Disrupting Technologies and Advanced Wound Care Accelerates.Austin, Texas, Jan. 23, 2026 ...
Engineers have created ultraviolet (UV) rays-emitting glass that can reduce 98% of biofilm from growing on surfaces in underwater environments. A group of researchers led by University of ...
Bacterial cells growing in biofilms are physiologically distinct from free-swimming planktonic cells. For example, differences have been shown in motility, polysaccharide production, antibiotic ...
Little is known about the pathogenesis of infections caused by bacteria that grow as aggregates in biofilms. Biofilm infections resist innate and adaptive immune defence mechanisms as well as ...