Tackling catheter‐associated urinary tract infections with next‐generation antimicrobial technologies

A comprehensive status update on modification of foley catheter to combat catheter-associated urinary tract infections and microbial biofilms

(2023) Jatin Chadha et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Polymeric Coatings and Antimicrobial Peptides as Efficient Systems for Treating Implantable Medical Devices Associated-Infections

(2022) Irina Negut et al.   Polymers

Inhibiting host-protein deposition on urinary catheters reduces associated urinary tract infections

(2022) Marissa Jeme Andersen et al.   eLife

Combating Bacterial Biofilm Formation in Urinary Catheter by Green Silver Nanoparticle

(2022) Reham M. Goda et al.   Antibiotics-Basel

Catechol-modified chitosan hydrogel containing PLGA microspheres loaded with triclosan and chlorhexidine: a sustained-release antibacterial system for urinary catheters

(2022) Chengxiong Lin et al.   PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

How to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Reappraisal of Vico’s Theory—Is History Repeating Itself?

(2022) Stefania Musco et al.   Journal of Clinical Medicine

Catheter-Associated Urinary Infections and Consequences of Using Coated versus Non-Coated Urethral Catheters—Outcomes of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

(2022) Vineet Gauhar et al.   Journal of Clinical Medicine

Immobilization of poly-L-lysine brush via surface initiated polymerization for the development of long-term antibacterial coating for silicone catheter

(2022) Jun Liu et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Self‐Limiting Mussel Inspired Thin Antifouling Coating with Broad‐Spectrum Resistance to Biofilm Formation to Prevent Catheter‐Associated Infection in Mouse and Porcine Models

(2021) Kai Yu et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Covalently construction of poly(hexamethylene biguanide) as high-efficiency antibacterial coating for silicone rubber

(2021) Wan Peng et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

In vivo catheterization study of chlorhexidine‐loaded nanoparticle coated Foley urinary catheters in male New Zealand white rabbits

(2021) Siriwan Srisang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

Mimicking biofilm formation and development: Recent progress in in vitro and in vivo biofilm models

(2021) Irene Guzmán-Soto et al.   iScience

Control Release Coating for Urinary Catheters with Enhanced Released Profile for Sustained Antimicrobial Protection

(2021) Esther Marie JieRong Lin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Simultaneous Ultrasound-Assisted Hybrid Polyzwitterion/Antimicrobial Peptide Nanoparticles Synthesis and Deposition on Silicone Urinary Catheters for Prevention of Biofilm-Associated Infections

(2021) Aleksandra Ivanova et al.   Nanomaterials

Antifouling superhydrophobic surfaces with bactericidal and SERS activity

(2021) Furkan Sahin et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Multifunctional Antibacterial Materials Comprising Water Dispersible Random Copolymers Containing a Fluorinated Block and Their Application in Catheters

(2020) Wenting Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ortho-Substituted α-Phenyl Mannoside Derivatives Promoted Early-Stage Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of E. coli 83972

(2020) Zhiling Zhu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Innovations in indwelling urethral catheterisation

(2020) Nicola Jeffery et al.   BJU INTERNATIONAL

Urinary tract infections: microbial pathogenesis, host–pathogen interactions and new treatment strategies

(2020) Roger D. Klein et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Immobilized Acylase PvdQ Reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation on PDMS Silicone

(2020) Jan Vogel et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

The insect antimicrobial peptide cecropin A disrupts uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilms

(2020) Miriam Kalsy et al.   npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Universal Antibacterial Surfaces Fabricated from Quaternary Ammonium Salt-Based PNIPAM Microgels

(2020) Ziqing Zhao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Layer‐By‐Layer Coating of Aminocellulose and Quorum Quenching Acylase on Silver Nanoparticles Synergistically Eradicate Bacteria and Their Biofilms

(2020) Aleksandra Ivanova et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Magnetically driven active topography for long-term biofilm control

(2020) Huan Gu et al.   Nature Communications

Antimicrobial activity of three plant species against multi-drug resistant E. coli causing urinary tract infection

(2020) Mohammad Mehdi Jafarzadeh et al.   Journal of Herbal Medicine

The potential advantages of using a poly(HPMA) brush in urinary catheters: effects on biofilm cells and architecture

(2020) P Alves et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Evaluation of PEG-based Antimicrobial Coatings on Urinary Catheters in the Prevention of E. coli Infections in a Rabbit Model

(2020) Thomas Tailly et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY

Characterization of infected, explanted ventricular assist device drivelines: The role of biofilms and microgaps in the driveline tunnel

(2020) Yue Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Biofilm dispersion

(2020) Kendra P. Rumbaugh et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The effect of flow on swimming bacteria controls the initial colonization of curved surfaces

(2020) Eleonora Secchi et al.   Nature Communications

Anionic Surfactant-Facilitated Coating of Antimicrobial Peptide and Antibiotic Reduces Biomaterial-Associated Infection

(2020) Shih-Han Wang et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

A strategy to control colonization of pathogens: embedding of lactic acid bacteria on the surface of urinary catheter

(2020) Fazlurrahman Khan et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Attenuation of Proteus mirabilis colonization and swarming motility on indwelling urinary catheter by antibiofilm impregnation: An in vitro study

(2020) Ravindran Durgadevi et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Ultra-low fouling photocrosslinked coatings for the selective capture of cells expressing CD44

(2020) Chiaki Yoshikawa et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Nanomaterial-based therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

(2020) Jessa Marie V. Makabenta et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Mechano-bactericidal actions of nanostructured surfaces

(2020) Denver P. Linklater et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Epidemiology, definition and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections

(2020) Florian M. E. Wagenlehner et al.   Nature Reviews Urology

Proteus mirabilis Biofilm: Development and Therapeutic Strategies

(2020) Reham Wasfi et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Salt-responsive polyzwitterion brushes conjugated with silver nanoparticles: Preparation and dual antimicrobial/release properties

(2020) Bang Liang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

A Glance at Antimicrobial Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Medical Infections

(2020) Susana I. C. Ricardo et al.   ACS Infectious Diseases

Inherent Guanidine Nanogels with Durable Antibacterial and Bacterially Antiadhesive Properties

(2019) Hua Han et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Liquid-Infused Nitric-Oxide-Releasing Silicone Foley Urinary Catheters for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

(2019) Katie H. Homeyer et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

Evaluating Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Antifouling Materials for Urinary Tract Medical Devices: Challenges and Recommendations

(2019) Madeleine Ramstedt et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Biofilm Formation and Migration on Ventricular Assist Device Drivelines

(2019) Yue Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Immobilization of antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing enzymes onto GMA-grafted poly(vinyl chloride) catheters

(2019) Alejandro Costoya et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Antibiofilm Nitric Oxide-Releasing Polydopamine Coatings

(2019) Zahra Sadrearhami et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Use of ceragenins as a potential treatment for urinary tract infections

(2019) Urszula Wnorowska et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Dual-Functional Antimicrobial Coating Based on a Quaternary Ammonium Salt from Rosin Acid with In Vitro and In Vivo Antimicrobial and Antifouling Properties

(2019) Zhaoshuang Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

In vitro efficacy of phytotherapeutics suggested for prevention and therapy of urinary tract infections

(2019) Julian Marcon et al.   INFECTION

Urinary tract infection: Pathogenicity, antibiotic resistance and development of effective vaccines against Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

(2019) Mohammad Reza Asadi Karam et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Bacterial activation of surface-tethered antimicrobial peptides for the facile construction of a surface with self-defense

(2019) Jing Zhang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Evaluation of the potential of colicins to prevent extraluminal contamination of urinary catheters by Escherichia coli.

(2019) Sandra M. Roy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Mussel‐Inspired, Surface‐Attachable Initiator for Grafting of Antimicrobial and Antifouling Hydrogels

(2019) Yajuan Su et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Urinary tract colonization is enhanced by a plasmid that regulates uropathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii chromosomal genes

(2019) Gisela Di Venanzio et al.   Nature Communications

Brushing up functional materials

(2019) Shuanhong Ma et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Phenazine-1-carboxamide functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles as antimicrobial coatings on silicone urethral catheters

(2019) Sirisha Kanugala et al.   Scientific Reports

Charge-Switchable Polymeric Coating Kills Bacteria and Prevents Biofilm Formation In vivo

(2019) Jiaul Hoque et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Antibacterial, Ester-Free Monomers: Polymerization Kinetics, Mechanical Properties, Biocompatibility and Anti-Biofilm Activity

(2019) Ana P. Fugolin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Fabrication of Ultra-Pure Anisotropic Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles via Simple and Cost-Effective Route: Implications for UTI and EAC Medications

(2019) M. Abd Elkodous et al.   BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH

Gentamicin-Assisted Mycogenic Selenium Nanoparticles Synthesized Under Gamma Irradiation for Robust Reluctance of Resistant Urinary Tract Infection-Causing Pathogens

(2019) Gharieb S. El-Sayyad et al.   BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH

The Natural History and Composition of Urinary Catheter Biofilms: Early Uropathogen Colonization with Intraluminal and Distal Predominance

(2019) Glenn T. Werneburg et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Polyvinylchloride coated with silver nanoparticles and zinc oxide nanowires for antimicrobial applications

(2019) Shahrima Maharubin et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Phyto-mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles of Berberis aristata: Characterization, antioxidant activity and antibacterial activity with special reference to urinary tract pathogens

(2019) Harish Chandra et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Magnetron co-sputtered TiO2/SiO2/Ag nanocomposite thin coatings inhibiting bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation

(2019) Todorka Vladkova et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Layer-By-Layer Decorated Nanoparticles with Tunable Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Properties against Both Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2018) Aleksandra Ivanova et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The Anti-Biofouling Properties of Superhydrophobic Surfaces are Short-Lived

(2018) Gi Byoung Hwang et al.   ACS Nano

Chitosan-Based Peptidopolysaccharides as Cationic Antimicrobial Agents and Antibacterial Coatings

(2018) Dicky Pranantyo et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Impregnation of Catheters with Anacardic Acid from Cashew Nut Shell Prevents Staphylococcus aureus  Biofilm Development

(2018) Sreedevi Edathadan Sajeevan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Use of polyvalent bacteriophages to combat biofilm of Proteus mirabilis causing catheter-associated urinary tract infections

(2018) A. Maszewska et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Anti-fouling photograftable zwitterionic coatings on PDMS substrates

(2018) Braden L Leigh et al.   LANGMUIR

Mannose-Modificated Polyethylenimine: A Specific and Effective Antibacterial Agent against Escherichia coli

(2018) Mei Liu et al.   LANGMUIR

Exploiting the Versatility of Polydopamine-Coated Nanoparticles to Deliver Nitric Oxide and Combat Bacterial Biofilm

(2018) Nik Nik. M. Adnan et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Implant infections: adhesion, biofilm formation and immune evasion

(2018) Carla Renata Arciola et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Bacterial adhesion at the single-cell level

(2018) Cecile Berne et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Clinical Evaluation of a Safety-device to Prevent Urinary Catheter Inflation Related Injuries

(2018) Niall F. Davis et al.   UROLOGY

PvdQ Quorum Quenching Acylase Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence in a Mouse Model of Pulmonary Infection

(2018) Putri D. Utari et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Controlled grafted poly(quaternized-4-vinylpyridine-co-acrylic acid) brushes attract bacteria for effective antimicrobial surfaces

(2018) Mashooq Khan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Development of an Infection-Responsive Fluorescent Sensor for the Early Detection of Urinary Catheter Blockage

(2018) Scarlet Milo et al.   ACS Sensors

Precision antimicrobial therapeutics: the path of least resistance?

(2018) Caitlin N. Spaulding et al.   npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Epidemiology of pathogens and antimicrobial resistanceof catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensivecare units: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2018) Dan Peng et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Restriction of in vivo infection by antifouling coating on urinary catheter with controllable and sustained silver release: a proof of concept study

(2018) Kedar Diwakar Mandakhalikar et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Grafting Antibiofilm Polymer Hydrogel film onto Catheter by SARA SI-ATRP

(2018) Chao Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Engineered Polymer Nanoparticles with Unprecedented Antimicrobial Efficacy and Therapeutic Indices against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Biofilms

(2018) Akash Gupta et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Antibacterial activity of cationic polymers: side-chain or main-chain type?

(2018) Jiangna Guo et al.   Polymer Chemistry

A new urethral catheterisation device (UCD) to manage difficult urethral catheterisation

(2018) S. Bugeja et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Water-Insoluble Polymeric Guanidine Derivative and Application in the Preparation of Antibacterial Coating of Catheter

(2018) Huan Yu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Polymer–Nanoparticle Interaction as a Design Principle in the Development of a Durable Ultrathin Universal Binary Antibiofilm Coating with Long-Term Activity

(2018) Yan Mei et al.   ACS Nano

Binding of the Bacterial Adhesin FimH to Its Natural, Multivalent High-Mannose Type Glycan Targets

(2018) Maximilian M. Sauer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Lipopolysaccharide-affinity copolymer senses the rapid motility of swarmer bacteria to trigger antimicrobial drug release

(2018) Shengtao Lu et al.   Nature Communications

Host suppression of quorum sensing during catheter-associated urinary tract infections

(2018) Stephanie J. Cole et al.   Nature Communications

Theranostic Infection-Responsive Coating to In Situ Detect and Prevent Urinary Catheter Blockage

(2018) Jin Zhou et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Heptyl mannose decorated glyconanoparticles with tunable morphologies through polymerization induced self-assembly. Synthesis, functionalization and interactions with type 1 piliated E. coli

(2018) Xibo Yan et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Prediction of antibiotic resistance: time for a new preclinical paradigm?

(2017) Morten O. A. Sommer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Methacrylate-ended polypeptides and polypeptoids for antimicrobial and antifouling coatings

(2017) Qiang Gao et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Controllable synthesis and antimicrobial activities of acrylate polymers containing quaternary ammonium salts

(2017) Weiqiang Zhong et al.   REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

From Catheter to Kidney Stone: The Uropathogenic Lifestyle of Proteus mirabilis

(2017) Allison N. Norsworthy et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Surface characteristics influencing bacterial adhesion to polymeric substrates

(2017) Yue Yuan et al.   RSC Advances

Prevention of encrustation and blockage of urinary catheters by Proteus mirabilis via pH-triggered release of bacteriophage

(2017) Scarlet Milo et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Liquid-infused nitric oxide-releasing (LINORel) silicone for decreased fouling, thrombosis, and infection of medical devices

(2017) Marcus J. Goudie et al.   Scientific Reports

Zwitterionic materials for antifouling membrane surface construction

(2016) Mingrui He et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Urinary Tract Physiological Conditions Promote Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Low-Level-Quinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli

(2016) Guillermo Martín-Gutiérrez et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Azithromycin-Ciprofloxacin-Impregnated Urinary Catheters Avert Bacterial Colonization, Biofilm Formation, and Inflammation in a Murine Model of Foreign-Body-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2016) Hina Saini et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Surface modification of electrospun fibres for biomedical applications: A focus on radical polymerization methods

(2016) Lina Duque Sánchez et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Fibrinogen Release and Deposition on Urinary Catheters Placed during Urological Procedures

(2016) Ana L. Flores-Mireles et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

External Collection Devices as an Alternative to the Indwelling Urinary Catheter

(2016) Mikel Gray et al.   Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Catheters coated with Zn-doped CuO nanoparticles delay the onset of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

(2016) Yakov Shalom et al.   Nano Research

Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria differ in their sensitivity to cold plasma

(2016) Anne Mai-Prochnow et al.   Scientific Reports

Antibacterial properties of nitric oxide-releasing porous silicon nanoparticles

(2016) M. Hasanzadeh Kafshgari et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Thiol-Capped Gold Nanoparticles Swell-Encapsulated into Polyurethane as Powerful Antibacterial Surfaces Under Dark and Light Conditions

(2016) Thomas J. Macdonald et al.   Scientific Reports

Quorum-Quenching and Matrix-Degrading Enzymes in Multilayer Coatings Synergistically Prevent Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Urinary Catheters

(2015) Kristina Ivanova et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Development of a catheter functionalized by a polydopamine peptide coating with antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties

(2015) Kaiyang Lim et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Enzyme multilayer coatings inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation on urinary catheters

(2015) Kristina Ivanova et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts

(2015) Yan Xue et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Biomaterial modification of urinary catheters with antimicrobials to give long-term broadspectrum antibiofilm activity

(2015) Leanne E. Fisher et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

The microbiome of the urinary tract—a role beyond infection

(2015) Samantha A. Whiteside et al.   Nature Reviews Urology

Antibiofouling polymer interfaces: poly(ethylene glycol) and other promising candidates

(2015) Sean Lowe et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Simple surface engineering of polydimethylsiloxane with polydopamine for stabilized mesenchymal stem cell adhesion and multipotency

(2015) Yon Jin Chuah et al.   Scientific Reports

Mussel-Inspired Dendritic Polymers as Universal Multifunctional Coatings

(2014) Qiang Wei et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Inhibition of Protein and Cell Attachment on Materials Generated from N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) Acrylamide

(2014) Benjamin D. Fairbanks et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

EbpA vaccine antibodies block binding of Enterococcus faecalis to fibrinogen to prevent catheter-associated bladder infection in mice

(2014) A. L. Flores-Mireles et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Suppressing Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion via non-fouling polymer brushes

(2014) Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger et al.   RSC Advances

Antimicrobial Polymers

(2014) Anjali Jain et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Liquid-Infused Silicone As a Biofouling-Free Medical Material

(2014) Noah MacCallum et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

Peptidomimetics as a new generation of antimicrobial agents: current progress

(2014) Patricia Mendez-Samperio   Infection and Drug Resistance

Antimicrobial enzymes: An emerging strategy to fight microbes and microbial biofilms

(2013) Barbara Thallinger et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Bacterial flagella explore microscale hummocks and hollows to increase adhesion

(2013) R. S. Friedlander et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Emerging rules for effective antimicrobial coatings

(2013) Mario Salwiczek et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The in vivo biofilm

(2013) Thomas Bjarnsholt et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Bacterial Quorum Sensing: Its Role in Virulence and Possibilities for Its Control

(2013) S. T. Rutherford et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Virulence factors inProteusbacteria from biofilm communities of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

(2012) Veronika Hola et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Combinatorial discovery of polymers resistant to bacterial attachment

(2012) Andrew L Hook et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Understanding protein adsorption phenomena at solid surfaces

(2011) Michael Rabe et al.   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Protein adsorption in three dimensions

(2011) Erwin A. Vogler   BIOMATERIALS

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

(2011) Thomas M. Hooton et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces with pressure-stable omniphobicity

(2011) Tak-Sing Wong et al.   NATURE

Impact of pH on bacterial growth and activity of recent fluoroquinolones in pooled urine

(2011) Zeynep Erdogan-Yildirim et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Noble metal alloy-coated latex versus silicone Foley catheter in short-term catheterization: A randomized controlled study

(2011) Karin Stenzelius et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY

Antifouling Coatings: Recent Developments in the Design of Surfaces That Prevent Fouling by Proteins, Bacteria, and Marine Organisms

(2010) Indrani Banerjee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Antimicrobial Activity of a Halocidin-Derived Peptide Resistant to Attacks by Proteases

(2010) Y. P. Shin et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Surface Modifications for Antifouling Membranes

(2010) D. Rana et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Enterococcal Biofilm Formation and Virulence in an Optimized Murine Model of Foreign Body-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

(2010) P. S. Guiton et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The biofilm matrix

(2010) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Surface hydration: Principles and applications toward low-fouling/nonfouling biomaterials

(2010) Shenfu Chen et al.   POLYMER

Triclosan Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Is Due to FabV, a Triclosan-Resistant Enoyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase

(2009) L. Zhu et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Complicated Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Due to Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis

(2008) S. M. Jacobsen et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Bacterial biofilms in patients with indwelling urinary catheters

(2008) David J Stickler   Nature clinical practice. Urology