BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-04-07DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2338106
Ayşegül Akkoyunlu, Görkem Dülger
{"title":"Exploring the antibiofilm effects on Escherichia coli biofilm associated with colon cancer and anticancer activities on HCT116 cell line of bee products","authors":"Ayşegül Akkoyunlu, Görkem Dülger","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2338106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2024.2338106","url":null,"abstract":"The association between dysbiotic microbiota biofilm and colon cancer has recently begun to attract attention. In the study, the apitherapeutic effects of bee products (honey, bee venom, royal jell...","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140581522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of organic fouling on thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps.","authors":"Brandon Hayes, Cillian Murphy, Janeth Marquez Rubio, Daimean Solis, Kaushik Jayaram, Robert MacCurdy","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353034","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps are an upcoming micro-actuator technology that can be directly integrated into micro/mesofluidic channels, have no moving parts, and leverage existing mass production fabrication approaches. These micro-pumps consist of a high-power micro-resistor that boils fluid in microseconds to create a high-pressure vapor bubble which performs mechanical work. As such, these micro-pumps hold great promise for micro/mesofluidic systems such as lab-on-a-chip technologies. However, to date, no current work has studied the interaction of these micro-pumps with biofluids such as blood and protein-rich fluids. In this study, the effects of organic fouling due to egg albumin and bovine whole blood are characterized using stroboscopic high-speed imaging and a custom deep learning neural network based on transfer learning of RESNET-18. It was found that the growth of a fouling film inhibited vapor bubble formation. A new metric to quantify the extent of fouling was proposed using the decrease in vapor bubble area as a function of the number of micro-pump firing events. Fouling due to egg albumin and bovine whole blood was found to significantly degrade pump performance as well as the lifetime of thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps to less than 10<sup>4</sup> firings, which may necessitate the use of protective thin film coatings to prevent the buildup of a fouling layer.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141086686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small sea with high traffic - what is the biofouling potential of commercial ships in the Baltic Sea.","authors":"Joanna Hegele-Drywa, Monika Normant-Saremba, Dagmara Wójcik-Fudalewska","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353025","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the Baltic Sea being one of the most intensive shipping regions in the world the potential magnitude of the biofouled hulls in this region is unknown. This study estimated the biofouling load to Baltic Sea Region (BSR) based on the wetted surface area (WSA) method with regard to country, ship type and donor bioregion. WSA flux reached 656 km<sup>2</sup>, of which 86% was associated with ships operating inside and 14% was WSA flux brought by ships from outside of the Baltic Sea. Most of the WSA was transported to Swedish, Finnish and Danish ports as well. The highest WSA flux was assigned to roll-on/roll-off, passenger and general cargo ships. The high biofouling potential in BSR indicates a potential high risk to the environment and, therefore there is an urgent need for appropriate guidelines to be introduced into daily use by the commercial shipping community.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140921097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2321964
Jennifer Rose, Shinho Chung, Zia Ul Islam, Bushra Azhar, Heekyong Oh
{"title":"Optimum quorum quenching bacteria concentration in the better-quality cell entrapping beads to control biofouling in membrane bioreactor.","authors":"Jennifer Rose, Shinho Chung, Zia Ul Islam, Bushra Azhar, Heekyong Oh","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2321964","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2321964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quorum quenching (QQ) by cell entrapping beads (CEBs) is known to inhibit biofouling by its biological and physical cleaning effect. Although there are better QQ media reported, due to the ease of fabrication of QQ-CEBs, this study focused on improving the quality of CEBs by comparing two distinct bead-making methods - polyvinyl alcohol-alginate (PVA-alginate) and phase inversion - and on finding the optimum concentration of QQ bacteria in the CEBs. The evaluation of PVA-alginate bead showed better uniformity, and higher mechanical and chemical strength in comparison with the phase inversion bead. Through the operations of two control membrane bioreactors (MBRs) (no bead, vacant bead) and four QQ-MBRs with different <i>Rhodococcus</i> sp. BH4 concentrations (2.5-15 mg cell ml<sup>-1</sup>) in PVA-alginate CEBs, the maximum QQ effect was observed by 5 mg ml<sup>-1</sup> BH4 concentration beads. This implies that an optimum cell concentration of QQ-CEBs is crucial to economically improve MBR performance using QQ.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140048705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-08DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2326067
Tamsin Dobson, Anna Yunnie, Dimitrios Kaloudis, Nicolas Larossa, Harry Coules
{"title":"Biofouling and corrosion rate of welded Nickel Aluminium Bronze in natural and simulated seawater.","authors":"Tamsin Dobson, Anna Yunnie, Dimitrios Kaloudis, Nicolas Larossa, Harry Coules","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2326067","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2326067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Updated understanding on the effect of biofouling on corrosion rate is needed to protect marine structures as climate change is altering seawater physiochemistry and biofouling organism distribution. Multi-disciplinary techniques can improve understanding of biofouling development and associated corrosion rates on metals immersed in natural seawater (NSW). In this study, the development of biofouling and corrosion on welded Nickel Aluminium Bronze (NAB) was investigated through long-term immersion tests in NSW, simulated seawater (SSW) and air. Biofouling was affected by geographic location within the marina and influenced corrosion extent. The corrosion rate of NAB was accelerated in the initial months of exposure in NSW (1.27 mm.yr<sup>-1</sup>) and then settled to 0.11 mm.yr<sup>-1</sup> (annual average). This was significantly higher than the 0.06 mm.yr<sup>-1</sup> corrosion rate measured in SSW, which matched published rates. The results suggest that corrosion rates for cast NAB should be revised to take account of biofouling and updated seawater physiochemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140058618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2324028
Cecília Rocha da Silva, Lívia Gurgel do Amaral Valente Sá, João Batista de Andrade Neto, Fátima Daiana Dias Barroso, Vitória Pessoa de Farias Cabral, Daniel Sampaio Rodrigues, Lisandra Juvêncio da Silva, Iri Sandro Pampolha Lima, Lourdes Pérez, Anderson Ramos da Silva, Denise Ramos Moreira, Nágila Maria Pontes Silva Ricardo, Hélio Vitoriano Nobre
{"title":"Antimicrobial potential of a biosurfactant gel for the prevention of mixed biofilms formed by fluconazole-resistant <i>C. albicans</i> and methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> in catheters.","authors":"Cecília Rocha da Silva, Lívia Gurgel do Amaral Valente Sá, João Batista de Andrade Neto, Fátima Daiana Dias Barroso, Vitória Pessoa de Farias Cabral, Daniel Sampaio Rodrigues, Lisandra Juvêncio da Silva, Iri Sandro Pampolha Lima, Lourdes Pérez, Anderson Ramos da Silva, Denise Ramos Moreira, Nágila Maria Pontes Silva Ricardo, Hélio Vitoriano Nobre","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2324028","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2324028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dual-species biofilms formed by <i>Candida albicans</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> have high virulence and drug resistance. In this context, biosurfactants produced by <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> have been widely studied, of which a new derivative (RLmix_Arg) stands out for possible application in formulations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antibiofilm activity of RLmix_Arg, both alone and incorporated in a gel prepared with Pluronic F-127, against dual-species biofilms of fluconazole-resistant <i>C. albicans</i> (FRCA) and methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) in impregnated catheters. Broth microdilution tests, MTT reduction assays of mature biofilms, impregnation of RLmix_Arg and its gel in peripheral venous catheters, durability tests and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. RLmix_Arg showed antimicrobial activity against <i>Candida</i> spp. and <i>S. aureus</i>, by reducing the cell viability of mixed biofilms of FRCA and MRSA, and preventing their formation in a peripheral venous catheter. The incorporation of this biosurfactant in the Pluronic F-127 gel considerably enhanced its antibiofilm activity. Thus, RLmix_Arg has potential application in gels for impregnation in peripheral venous catheters, helping to prevent development of dual-species biofilms of FRCA and MRSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139995512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2324008
Heting Hong, Aijuan Deng, Yang Tang, Zhixiong Liu
{"title":"How to identify biofouling species in marine and freshwater.","authors":"Heting Hong, Aijuan Deng, Yang Tang, Zhixiong Liu","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2324008","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2324008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The identification and management of biofouling remain pressing challenges in marine and freshwater ecosystems, with significant implications for environmental sustainability and industrial operations. This comprehensive review synthesizes the current state-of-the-art in biofouling identification technologies, examining eight prominent methodologies: Microscopy Examination, Molecular Biology, Remote Sensing, Community Involvement, Ecological Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Chemical Analysis, and Macro Photography. Each method is evaluated for its respective advantages and disadvantages, considering factors such as precision, scalability, cost, and data quality. Furthermore, the review identifies current obstacles that inhibit the optimal utilization of these technologies, ranging from technical limitations and high operational costs to issues of data inconsistency and subjectivity. Finally, the review posits a future outlook, advocating for the development of integrated, standardized systems that amalgamate the strengths of individual approaches. Such advancement will pave the way for more effective and sustainable strategies for biofouling identification and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140048704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-25DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2332710
Nina Schaefer, Melanie J Bishop, Ana B Bugnot, Brett Herbert, Andrew S Hoey, Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Craig D H Sherman, Cian Foster-Thorpe, Maria L Vozzo, Katherine A Dafforn
{"title":"Variable effects of substrate colour and microtexture on sessile marine taxa in Australian estuaries.","authors":"Nina Schaefer, Melanie J Bishop, Ana B Bugnot, Brett Herbert, Andrew S Hoey, Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Craig D H Sherman, Cian Foster-Thorpe, Maria L Vozzo, Katherine A Dafforn","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2332710","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2332710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Concrete infrastructure in coastal waters is increasing. While adding complex habitat and manipulating concrete mixtures to enhance biodiversity have been studied, field investigations of sub-millimetre-scale complexity and substrate colour are lacking. Here, the interacting effects of 'colour' (white, grey, black) and 'microtexture' (smooth, 0.5 mm texture) on colonisation were assessed at three sites in Australia. In Townsville, no effects of colour or microtexture were observed. In Sydney, spirorbid polychaetes occupied more space on smooth than textured tiles, but there was no effect of microtexture on serpulid polychaetes, bryozoans and algae. In Melbourne, barnacles were more abundant on black than white tiles, while serpulid polychaetes showed opposite patterns and ascidians did not vary with treatments. These results suggest that microtexture and colour can facilitate colonisation of some taxa. The context-dependency of the results shows that inclusion of these factors into marine infrastructure designs needs to be carefully considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140206319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-11DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2326038
Alexandra Guennec, Eric Balnois, Antoine Augias, Mama Aïssata Bangoura, Cédric Jaffry, Christelle Simon-Colin, Valérie Langlois, Fabrice Azemar, Guillaume Vignaud, Isabelle Linossier, Fabienne Faÿ, Karine Vallée-Réhel
{"title":"Investigating the anti-bioadhesion properties of short, medium chain length, and amphiphilic polyhydroxyalkanoate films.","authors":"Alexandra Guennec, Eric Balnois, Antoine Augias, Mama Aïssata Bangoura, Cédric Jaffry, Christelle Simon-Colin, Valérie Langlois, Fabrice Azemar, Guillaume Vignaud, Isabelle Linossier, Fabienne Faÿ, Karine Vallée-Réhel","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2326038","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2326038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silicone materials are widely used in fouling release coatings, but developing eco-friendly protection <i>via</i> biosourced coatings, such as polyhydroxyalcanoates (PHA) presents a major challenge. Anti-bioadhesion properties of medium chain length PHA and short chain length PHA films are studied and compared with a reference Polydimethylsiloxane coating. The results highlight the best capability of the soft and low-roughness PHA-mcl films to resist bacteria or diatoms adsorption as compared to neat PDMS and PHBHV coatings. These parameters are insufficient to explain all the results and other properties related to PHA crystallinity are discussed. Moreover, the addition of a low amount of PEG copolymers within the coatings, to create amphiphilic coatings, boosts their anti-adhesive properties. This work reveals the importance of the physical or chemical ambiguity of surfaces in their anti-adhesive effectiveness and highlights the potential of PHA-mcl film to resist the primary adhesion of microorganisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140093347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2321965
Bruna Tavares Carneiro, Fernanda Novais Arantes Maciel de Castro, Francine Benetti, Gabriel Nima, Thais Yumi Umeda Suzuki, Carolina Bosso André
{"title":"Flavonoids effects against bacteria associated to periodontal disease and dental caries: a scoping review.","authors":"Bruna Tavares Carneiro, Fernanda Novais Arantes Maciel de Castro, Francine Benetti, Gabriel Nima, Thais Yumi Umeda Suzuki, Carolina Bosso André","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2321965","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2321965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review focused on exploring the efficacy of flavonoids against bacteria associated with dental caries and periodontal diseases. Inclusion criteria comprise studies investigating the antibacterial effects of flavonoids against bacteria linked to caries or periodontal diseases, both pure or diluted in vehicle forms. The search, conducted in August 2023, in databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, LILACS, and Gray Literature. Out of the initial 1125 studies, 79 met the inclusion criteria, majority <i>in vitro</i> studies. Prominent flavonoids tested included epigallocatechin-gallate, apigenin, quercetin, and myricetin. Predominant findings consistently pointed to bacteriostatic, bactericidal, and antibiofilm activities. The study primarily investigated bacteria associated with dental caries, followed by periodontopathogens. A higher number of publications presented positive antibacterial results against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> in comparison to <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>. These encouraging findings underline the potential applicability of commercially available flavonoids in materials or therapies, underscoring the need for further exploration in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139995513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}