Biomimetic Nanopillared Surfaces Inhibit Drug Resistant Filamentous Fungal Growth.

Filamentous fungi are invasive and multidrug resistant pathogens that commonly contaminate biomedical devices and implants. Once spherical fungal spores attach to a surface, they exhibit germ tube development, hyphal growth, and robust biofilm formation. Nanotopography found on plants, reptiles, and insect wings possess bactericidal properties during prokaryotic cell adhesion.