Diatom Microbubbler for Active Biofilm Removal in Confined Spaces
- Authors
- Seo, Yongbeom; Leong, Jiayu; Park, Jun Dong; Hong, Yu-Tong; Chu, Sang-Ryon; Park, Cheol; Kim, Dong Hyun; Deng, Yu-Heng; Dushnov, Vitaliy; Soh, Joonghui; Rogers, Simon; Yang, Yi Yan; Kong, Hyunjoon
- Issue Date
- Oct-2018
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Citation
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES, v.10, no.42, pp 35685 - 35692
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 42
- Start Page
- 35685
- End Page
- 35692
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/146912
- DOI
- 10.1021/acsami.8b08643
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
1944-8252
- Abstract
- Bacterial biofilms form on and within many living tissues, medical devices, and engineered materials, threatening human health and sustainability. Removing biofilms remains a grand challenge despite tremendous efforts made so far, particularly when they are formed in confined spaces. One primary cause is the limited transport of antibacterial agents into extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of the biofilm. In this study, we hypothesized that a microparticle engineered to be self-locomotive with micro bubbles would clean a structure fouled by biofilm by fracturing the EPS and subsequently improving transports of the antiseptic reagent. We examined this hypothesis by doping a hollow cylinder-shaped diatom biosilica with manganese oxide (MnO2) nanosheets. In an antiseptic H2O2 solution, the diatoms doped by MnO2 nanosheets, denoted as diatom bubbler, discharged oxygen gas bubbles continuously and became self motile. Subsequently, the diatoms infiltrated the bacterial biofilm formed on either flat or microgrooved silicon substrates and continued to generate microbubbles. The resulting microbubbles merged and converted surface energy to mechanical energy high enough to fracture the matrix of biofilm. Consequently, H2O2 molecules diffused into the biofilm and killed most bacterial cells. Overall, this study provid
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