Investigation of Polyaniline and a Functionalised Derivative as Antimicrobial Additives to Create Contamination Resistant Surfaces

Lack of Involvement of Fenton Chemistry in Death of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Destruction of Their Genomes on Wet or Dry Copper Alloy Surfaces

(2016) Sarah L. Warnes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The tuberculocidal activity of polyaniline and functionalised polyanilines

(2016) Julia Robertson et al.   PeerJ

Outbreaks Where Food Workers Have Been Implicated in the Spread of Foodborne Disease. Part 5. Sources of Contamination and Pathogen Excretion from Infected Persons

(2016) EWEN C. D. TODD et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION

Evaluation of hydrogen peroxide vapor for the inactivation of nosocomial pathogens on porous and nonporous surfaces

(2015) Sebastian Lemmen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Rich Medium Composition Affects Escherichia coli Survival, Glycation, and Mutation Frequency during Long-Term Batch Culture

(2015) Karin E. Kram et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Assessment of anti-Salmonellaactivity of boot dip samples

(2015) André J. Rabie et al.   AVIAN PATHOLOGY

Functionalized polyanilines disrupt Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

(2015) Marija R. Gizdavic-Nikolaidis et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Role of healthcare apparel and other healthcare textiles in the transmission of pathogens: a review of the literature

(2015) A. Mitchell et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Surface-attached cells, biofilms and biocide susceptibility: implications for hospital cleaning and disinfection

(2015) J.A. Otter et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Antibiotic efficacy is linked to bacterial cellular respiration

(2015) Michael A. Lobritz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Antimicrobial Food Equipment Coatings: Applications and Challenges

(2015) Luis J. Bastarrachea et al.   Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infection: Focus on the Role of the Environment and New Technologies for Decontamination

(2014) Stephanie J. Dancer   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Best practice in healthcare environment decontamination

(2014) H. Siani et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Self-decontaminating properties of fluorinated copolymers integrated with ciprofloxacin for synergistically inhibiting the growth ofEscherichia coli

(2014) Huagang Ni et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Self-disinfecting and Microbiocide-Impregnated Surfaces and Fabrics: What Potential in Interrupting the Spread of Healthcare-Associated Infection?

(2013) H. Humphreys   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Study on the grafting of chitosan–gelatin microcapsules onto cotton fabrics and its antibacterial effect

(2013) Jiayi Liu et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

The role of the surface environment in healthcare-associated infections

(2013) David J. Weber et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Chitosan/phosvitin antibacterial films fabricated via layer-by-layer deposition

(2013) Bin Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Rapid in vivo assessment of drug efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis using an improved firefly luciferase

(2013) Nuria Andreu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Evaluation of new in vitro efficacy test for antimicrobial surface activity reflecting UK hospital conditions

(2013) M. Ojeil et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Antibacterial surfaces: the quest for a new generation of biomaterials

(2013) Jafar Hasan et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biocompatibility evaluation of aniline oligomers with different end-functional groups

(2013) Hongxu Qi et al.   Toxicology Research

Hospital privacy curtains are frequently and rapidly contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria

(2012) Michael Ohl et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

A review of immobilized antimicrobial agents and methods for testing

(2012) John-Bruce D. Green et al.   Biointerphases

Biofilm formation by haloarchaea

(2012) Sabrina Fröls et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Novel Hospital Curtains with Antimicrobial Properties: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

(2012) Marin Schweizer et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A model of the transmission of micro-organisms in a public setting and its correlation to pathogen infection risks

(2012) A. Gerhardts et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Sustained Reduction of Microbial Burden on Common Hospital Surfaces through Introduction of Copper

(2012) M. G. Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Application of copper to prevent and control infection. Where are we now?

(2012) J. O'Gorman et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

The inoculum effect and band-pass bacterial response to periodic antibiotic treatment

(2012) Cheemeng Tan et al.   Molecular Systems Biology

Characterization and antimicrobial efficacy of acetone extracted aniline oligomers

(2012) Marija R. Gizdavic-Nikolaidis et al.   SYNTHETIC METALS

Biocompatibility of polyaniline

(2012) Petr Humpolicek et al.   SYNTHETIC METALS

Antimicrobial Polymers in Solution and on Surfaces: Overview and Functional Principles

(2012) Felix Siedenbiedel et al.   Polymers

Broad spectrum antimicrobial activity of functionalized polyanilines

(2011) Marija R. Gizdavic-Nikolaidis et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Acquisition of spores on gloved hands after contact with the skin of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and with environmental surfaces in their rooms

(2011) Dubert M. Guerrero et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Contamination of Hands with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Contact with Environmental Surfaces and after Contact with the Skin of Colonized Patients

(2011) Usha Stiefel et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens

(2011) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Assessment of the antibacterial activity of a triclosan-containing cutting board

(2011) Trond Møretrø et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Review — Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in food industry equipment and premises

(2011) Brigitte Carpentier et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Electrospun poly(aniline-co-ethyl 3-aminobenzoate)/poly(lactic acid) nanofibers and their potential in biomedical applications

(2011) Marija Gizdavic-Nikolaidis et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Engineering Properties of Polymeric-Based Antimicrobial Films for Food Packaging: A Review

(2011) Luis Bastarrachea et al.   Food Engineering Reviews

Biocidal Efficacy of Copper Alloys against Pathogenic Enterococci Involves Degradation of Genomic and Plasmid DNAs

(2010) S. L. Warnes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Recent advances in polyaniline based biosensors

(2010) Chetna Dhand et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

The continuing crisis in antibiotic resistance

(2010) G.L. French   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Biofilm formation and the food industry, a focus on the bacterial outer surface

(2010) R. Van Houdt et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Currently available sporicides for use in healthcare, and their limitations

(2010) A. Fraise   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Testing standards for sporicides

(2010) P.N. Humphreys   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Optimisation of Bioluminescent Reporters for Use with Mycobacteria

(2010) Nuria Andreu et al.   PLoS One

Surfaces modified with nanometer-thick silver-impregnated polymeric films that kill bacteria but support growth of mammalian cells

(2009) Ankit Agarwal et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Antibacterial surfaces for biomedical devices

(2009) Krasimir Vasilev et al.   Expert Review of Medical Devices

Preservation of aseptic conditions in absorbent pads by using silver nanotechnology

(2009) Avelina Fernández et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Antimicrobial surfaces and their potential in reducing the role of the inanimate environment in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections

(2009) Kristopher Page et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Control of RpoS in global gene expression of Escherichia coli in minimal media

(2008) Tao Dong et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Agar and broth dilution methods to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial substances

(2008) Irith Wiegand et al.   Nature Protocols