Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates
Bacteria adhesion on the surface is an initial step to create biofouling, which may lead to a severe infection of living organisms and humans. This study is concerned with investigating the textile properties including wettability, porosity, total pore volume, and pore size in association with bacte...
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| description | Bacteria adhesion on the surface is an initial step to create biofouling, which may lead to a severe infection of living organisms and humans. This study is concerned with investigating the textile properties including wettability, porosity, total pore volume, and pore size in association with bacteria adhesion. As model bacteria, Gram-negative, rod-shaped <i>Escherichia coli</i> and the Gram-positive, spherical-shaped <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> were used to analyze the adhesion tendency. Electrospun webs made from polystyrene and poly(lactic acid) were used as substrates, with modification of wettability by the plasma process using either O<sub>2</sub> or C<sub>4</sub>F<sub>8</sub> gas. The pore and morphological characteristics of fibrous webs were analyzed by the capillary flow porometer and scanning electron microscopy. The substrate’s wettability appeared to be the primary factor influencing the cell adhesion, where the hydrophilic surface resulted in considerably higher adhesion. The pore volume and the pore size, rather than the porosity itself, were other important factors affecting the bacteria adherence and retention. In addition, the compact spatial distribution of fibers limited the cell intrusion into the pores, reducing the total amount of adherence. Thus, superhydrophobic textiles with the reduced total pore volume and smaller pore size would circumvent the adhesion. The findings of this study provide informative discussion on the characteristics of fibrous webs affecting the bacteria adhesion, which can be used as a fundamental design guide of anti-biofouling textiles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e08ac723440f475bb486e612e05ea20d2023-12-03T12:44:40ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-01-0113222310.3390/polym13020223Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous SubstratesTahmineh Hemmatian0Halim Lee1Jooyoun Kim2Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaDepartment of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaDepartment of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaBacteria adhesion on the surface is an initial step to create biofouling, which may lead to a severe infection of living organisms and humans. This study is concerned with investigating the textile properties including wettability, porosity, total pore volume, and pore size in association with bacteria adhesion. As model bacteria, Gram-negative, rod-shaped <i>Escherichia coli</i> and the Gram-positive, spherical-shaped <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> were used to analyze the adhesion tendency. Electrospun webs made from polystyrene and poly(lactic acid) were used as substrates, with modification of wettability by the plasma process using either O<sub>2</sub> or C<sub>4</sub>F<sub>8</sub> gas. The pore and morphological characteristics of fibrous webs were analyzed by the capillary flow porometer and scanning electron microscopy. The substrate’s wettability appeared to be the primary factor influencing the cell adhesion, where the hydrophilic surface resulted in considerably higher adhesion. The pore volume and the pore size, rather than the porosity itself, were other important factors affecting the bacteria adherence and retention. In addition, the compact spatial distribution of fibers limited the cell intrusion into the pores, reducing the total amount of adherence. Thus, superhydrophobic textiles with the reduced total pore volume and smaller pore size would circumvent the adhesion. The findings of this study provide informative discussion on the characteristics of fibrous webs affecting the bacteria adhesion, which can be used as a fundamental design guide of anti-biofouling textiles.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/2/223bacteriaadhesionpolystyrenepoly(lactic acid)electrospun webwetting |
| spellingShingle | Tahmineh Hemmatian Halim Lee Jooyoun Kim Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates Polymers bacteria adhesion polystyrene poly(lactic acid) electrospun web wetting |
| title | Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates |
| title_full | Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates |
| title_fullStr | Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates |
| title_short | Bacteria Adhesion of Textiles Influenced by Wettability and Pore Characteristics of Fibrous Substrates |
| title_sort | bacteria adhesion of textiles influenced by wettability and pore characteristics of fibrous substrates |
| topic | bacteria adhesion polystyrene poly(lactic acid) electrospun web wetting |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/2/223 |
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