A nanomolecular approach to decrease adhesion of biofouling-producing bacteria to graphene-coated material.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biofouling, the colonization of artificial and natural surfaces by unwanted microorganisms, has an important economic impact on a wide range of industries. Low cost antifouling strategies are typically based on biocides which exhibit a negative environmental impact, affecting surrounding organisms related and not related to biofouling. Considering that the critical processes resulting in biofouling occur in the nanoscale/microscale dimensions, in this work we present a bionanotechnological approach to reduce adhesion of biofilm-producing bacteria Halomonas spp. CAM2 by introducing single layer graphene coatings. The use of this nanomaterial has been poorly explored for antifouling application.

Results

Our study revealed that graphene coatings modify material surfa

SUBMITTER: Parra C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4647301 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature