Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology

The influence of surface properties of materials on biofilm formation

Joint Event on 4^th World Congress and Expo on Applied Microbiology & 2^nd International Conference on Food Microbiology

November 29-December 01, 2017 Madrid, Spain

Nikola Mikusova

Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Microb Biochem Technol

Abstract:

Polymeric materials, predominantly conducting polymers have become the subject of intensive research thanks to their unique properties which predominant them for preparation of devices for biosensors, neural implants, tissue engineering scaffolds or drug delivery devices. Mentioned unique properties of conducting polymers comprise the combined ionic and electronic conductivity and easy modification either by chemical way, using doping acids, or by plasma treatment, which changes the properties of polymeric surfaces and wettability. In general, modification of surface properties of conducting polymers can modify their biointerface properties. Due to these, conducting polymers can be used for influencing the behavior of microorganism, especially the biofilm forming bacteria. The presence of biofilm and overall the adhesion of microorganisms onto the material surfaces cause severe problems in many fields of industry or medicine. The main aim of this study is to provide a basic information about the possible modification of conducting polymers, especially of polyaniline, to get an antibiofouling properties.

Biography :

Nikola MikuSova has started her PhD study in field of Technology of Macromoleculer Compounds from the Centre of Polymer System at Tomas Bata University in 2014. She is interested in microbiological section of research, especially in microbial biofilm formation, and therefore her Doctoral thesis is dealing to develop such material having antibiofilm activity which could be successfully used in biomedical applications or in industrial fields. She was the main Investigator of two International Grant Agency’s projects (IGA/CPS/2015/002; IGA/CPS/2017/001) and she has published one article in Chemical Papers as a main author (DOI: 10.1007/s11696-016-0073-8) and another article has already been submitted (“The influence of composition of polymeric coating on the biofilm formation of bacteria and filamentous fungi”).