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SUBMITTER: Nowlin K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277089 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nowlin Kyle K Boseman Adam A Covell Alan A LaJeunesse Dennis D
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20150101 102
Recent studies have shown that some nanostructured surfaces (NSS), many of which are derived from surfaces found on insect cuticles, rupture and kill adhered prokaryotic microbes. Most important, the nanoscale topography is directly responsible for this effect. Although parameters such as cell adhesion and cell wall rigidity have been suggested to play significant roles in this process, there is little experimental evidence regarding the underlying mechanisms involving NSS-induced microbial rupt ...[more]