Fig. 1: Mechano-bactericidal surfaces. | npj Clean Water

Fig. 1: Mechano-bactericidal surfaces.

From: A review of advances & potential of applying nanomaterials for biofilm inhibition

Fig. 1

a P. aeruginosa cells penetrated by the nanopillar structures on the wing surface (left), and CLSM images and SEM images of P. aeruginosa cells adhering to the surface of the cicada wing. (right)15 Copyright 2012, Wiley-VCH. b The difference between the two tests suggests bacterial damage rather than death19 Copyright 2022, American Chemical Society. Reprinted with the kind permission from ACS Publications. c FIB-SEM side profile images of the substrata with nanopillars of different heights exposed to P. aeruginosa and S. aureus cells22 Copyright 2020, PNAS. d The surface with superhydrophobic properties (right) removing dead bacteria residues compared to ordinary surfaces (left)24 Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V. e Schematic illustration of the synthesis and acting mechanism of the self-adaptive surface28 Copyright 2022, American Chemical Society. Reprinted with the kind permission from ACS Publications.

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