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- Biofilms are naturally occurring communities of microorganisms that can be both harmful and beneficial, affecting various surfaces like teeth, food, and medical implants.
- Many harmful biofilms can lead to serious health issues, including the need for surgeries or even death, while beneficial biofilms can help resolve significant problems.
- The text also highlights ongoing research in biofilm formation and discusses innovative coatings that could improve interactions between medical devices and biological systems.
Article Abstract
Biofilms are a natural part of the ecology of the earth. Many biofilms are quite harmful and must be treated or controlled. Other biofilms are beneficial and can be used to help fix serious problems. Biofilms can grow on many different surfaces, including rocks in water, foods, teeth, and various biomedical implants. This bacterial colonization may present the need for additional operations, amputation, or it may even lead to death. The fundamental principles of bacterial cell attachment and biofilm formation are discussed. Biofilms represents a new, wide-open field practice and research that is only going to get hotter with time. Functional organic plasma polymerized coatings are also discussed for their potential as bio-sensitive interfaces, connecting metallic electronic devices with their physiological environments.
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