Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity
Frequently touched surfaces (FTS) that are contaminated with pathogens are one of the main sources of nosocomial infections, which commonly include hospital-acquired and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). HAIs are considered the most common adverse event that has a significant burden on the pu...
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| description | Frequently touched surfaces (FTS) that are contaminated with pathogens are one of the main sources of nosocomial infections, which commonly include hospital-acquired and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). HAIs are considered the most common adverse event that has a significant burden on the public’s health worldwide currently. The persistence of pathogens on contaminated surfaces and the transmission of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens by way of healthcare surfaces, which are frequently touched by healthcare workers, visitors, and patients increase the risk of acquiring infectious agents in hospital environments. Moreover, not only in hospitals but also in high-traffic public places, FTS play a major role in the spreading of pathogens. Consequently, attention has been devoted to developing novel and alternative methods to tackle this problem. This study planned to produce and characterize innovative functionalized enameled coated surfaces supplemented with 1% AgNO<sub>3</sub> and 2% AgNO<sub>3</sub>. Thus, the antimicrobial properties of the enamels against relevant nosocomial pathogens including the Gram-positive <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and the Gram-negative <i>Escherichia coli</i> and the yeast <i>Candida albicans</i> were assessed using the ISO:22196:2011 norm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6957e9d3bb284bd2ac17b31b8cd6e1612023-11-16T16:56:09ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-01-01243236410.3390/ijms24032364Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal ActivityHamza Ur Rehman0Francesca Russo1Massimo Calovi2Orietta Massidda3Stefano Rossi4Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, ItalyDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, ItalyFrequently touched surfaces (FTS) that are contaminated with pathogens are one of the main sources of nosocomial infections, which commonly include hospital-acquired and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). HAIs are considered the most common adverse event that has a significant burden on the public’s health worldwide currently. The persistence of pathogens on contaminated surfaces and the transmission of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens by way of healthcare surfaces, which are frequently touched by healthcare workers, visitors, and patients increase the risk of acquiring infectious agents in hospital environments. Moreover, not only in hospitals but also in high-traffic public places, FTS play a major role in the spreading of pathogens. Consequently, attention has been devoted to developing novel and alternative methods to tackle this problem. This study planned to produce and characterize innovative functionalized enameled coated surfaces supplemented with 1% AgNO<sub>3</sub> and 2% AgNO<sub>3</sub>. Thus, the antimicrobial properties of the enamels against relevant nosocomial pathogens including the Gram-positive <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and the Gram-negative <i>Escherichia coli</i> and the yeast <i>Candida albicans</i> were assessed using the ISO:22196:2011 norm.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/3/2364vitreous enamelantimicrobial coatingssilverfungicidal activity |
| spellingShingle | Hamza Ur Rehman Francesca Russo Massimo Calovi Orietta Massidda Stefano Rossi Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity International Journal of Molecular Sciences vitreous enamel antimicrobial coatings silver fungicidal activity |
| title | Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity |
| title_sort | antimicrobial performance of innovative functionalized surfaces based on enamel coatings the effect of silver based additives on the antibacterial and antifungal activity |
| topic | vitreous enamel antimicrobial coatings silver fungicidal activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/3/2364 |
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