Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Despite many synthetic biomaterials having physical properties that are comparable or even
superior to those of natural body tissues, they frequently fail due to the adverse physiological …

Bacterial fouling is a persistent problem causing the deterioration and failure of functional
surfaces for industrial equipment/components; numerous human, animal, and plant …

Biomaterials play a fundamental role in disease management and the improvement of
health care. In recent years, there has been a significant growth in the diversity, function, and …

Bacterial biofilm formation on membrane surfaces remains a serious challenge in water
treatment systems. The impact of low voltages on microbial attachment to electrically …

This study aims to gain insights into the interaction of virus particles with clay colloids.
Bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 were used as model viruses and kaolinite (KGa-1b) and …

Discharged oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown toxic to unicellular algae, yet the
research on heteroagglomeration between NPs and cells as an important precondition of …

The fundamental interactions underlying citrate-mediated chemical stability of metal
nanoparticles, and their surface characteristics dictating particle dispersion/aggregation in …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool for microbiological investigation. This
versatile technique cannot only image cellular surfaces at high resolution, but also measure …

A laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) was shown to have antibacterial
adhesion properties in previous research. In this study, the antibacterial performance of …