Biofilm disruption with rotating microrods enhances antimicrobial efficacy

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• 作者：Lamar O. Mair^a ; ^{Lamar.Mair@gmail.com} ; Aleksandar Nacev^a ; Ryan Hilaman^a ; Pavel Y. Stepanov^a ; Sagar Chowdhury^a ; Sahar Jafari^a ; Jeffrey Hausfeld^b ; Amy J. Karlsson^c ; Mark E. Shirtliff^d ; Benjamin Shapiro^e ; Irving N. Weinberg^a
• 关键词：Magnetic microrods ; Biofilm ; Noncontact manipulation ; Infectious disease ; Aspergillus
• 刊名：Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：427
• 期：Complete
• 页码：81-84
• 全文大小：794 K
• 卷排序：427

文摘

Fungal biofilms have been implicated in a variety of medical ailments. Magnetic microrods, grown via electroplating, were rotated in and around fungal biofilms. Rotating microrods potentiate the effectiveness of antimicrobial drug. Antimicrobial efficacy may be enhanced due to increased mixing.