Title |
Manipulating Bacterial Biofilms Using Materiobiology and Synthetic Biology Approaches
|
---|---|
Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2022
|
DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2022.844997 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Yue Shi, Tingli Chen, Peter Shaw, Peng-Yuan Wang |
Abstract |
Bacteria form biofilms on material surfaces within hours. Biofilms are often considered problematic substances in the fields such as biomedical devices and the food industry; however, they are beneficial in other fields such as fermentation, water remediation, and civil engineering. Biofilm properties depend on their genome and the extracellular environment, including pH, shear stress, and matrices topography, stiffness, wettability, and charges during biofilm formation. These surface properties have feedback effects on biofilm formation at different stages. Due to emerging technology such as synthetic biology and genome editing, many studies have focused on functionalizing biofilm for specific applications. Nevertheless, few studies combine these two approaches to produce or modify biofilms. This review summarizes up-to-date materials science and synthetic biology approaches to controlling biofilms. The review proposed a potential research direction in the future that can gain better control of bacteria and biofilms. |
X Demographics
As of 1 July 2024, you may notice a temporary increase in the numbers of X profiles with Unknown location. Click here to learn more.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 24 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 4 | 17% |
Other | 3 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 13% |
Student > Master | 3 | 13% |
Unspecified | 2 | 8% |
Other | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 8 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Engineering | 4 | 17% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 13% |
Unspecified | 2 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 8% |
Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 8% |
Other | 3 | 13% |
Unknown | 8 | 33% |