Development and characterization of essential oil component-based polymer films: A potential approach to reduce bacterial biofilm

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 9515-9523

  Nostro, A ^a   Scaffaro, R ^b   D'Arrigo, M ^a   Botta, L ^b   Filocamo, A ^a   Marino, A ^a   Bisignano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Dual species; Essential oils; Polymeric film; XTT assay

Indexed keywords

DUAL SPECIES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; POLY (ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ACETATE); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA; COPOLYMERS; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESSENTIAL OILS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIC FILMS;

BIOFILMS;

CITRONELLOL; COPOLYMER; EUGENOL; LINALOOL; POLY(ETHYLENE CO VINYL ACETATE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH RATE; HOMOGENEITY; INCUBATION; INHIBITION; MONOCULTURE; POLYMER; TENSILE STRESS;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; INOCULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; OILS, VOLATILE; POLYVINYLS;

EID: 84885951321     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5196-z     Document Type: Article

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