Abstract
The growing use of electrospinning to fabricate nanofibrous structures for use in wound dressings, tissue engineering and filtration processes has increased the need for an understanding of the interactions between bacteria and nanostructures. The adhesion characteristics and colonisation of bacteria on these materials is still not completely understood but is essential to aid their future development. This review presents the state of current research on microbial attachment at materials with micro- and nano- structures and how this research has been developed and adapted to study the interactions of bacteria with nanofibres. The few studies to date are discussed with the view to identifying the future studies required to increase understanding and allow the technology and application of electrospun nanofibres to move forward.
Highlights
Electrospinning is rapidly becoming a common technique for the fabrication of non-woven fibrous structures for applications in tissue engineering, wound healing and filtration [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
An improved understanding of the fundamental processes involved in such interactions is essential to aid the further development of nanofibre mats for application in environments such as wound dressings, filtration and tissue engineering that can all be compromised by microbial colonisation
There is very little research focussing on the interaction and adhesion of micro-organisms to micro- and nanofibres
Summary
Electrospinning is rapidly becoming a common technique for the fabrication of non-woven fibrous structures for applications in tissue engineering, wound healing and filtration [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. An improved understanding of the fundamental processes involved in such interactions is essential to aid the further development of nanofibre mats for application in environments such as wound dressings, filtration and tissue engineering that can all be compromised by microbial colonisation.
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