Synthesis and biomedical applications of aerogels: Possibilities and challenges

H Maleki, L Durães, CA García-González… - Advances in colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerogels are an exceptional group of nanoporous materials with outstanding
physicochemical properties. Due to their unique physical, chemical, and mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] New trends in bio-based aerogels

LE Nita, A Ghilan, AG Rusu, I Neamtu, AP Chiriac - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The fascinating properties of currently synthesized aerogels associated with
the flexible approach of sol-gel chemistry play an important role in the emergence of special …

Influence of surface roughness, nanostructure, and wetting on bacterial adhesion

M Mu, S Liu, W DeFlorio, L Hao, X Wang, KS Salazar… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bacterial fouling is a persistent problem causing the deterioration and failure of functional
surfaces for industrial equipment/components; numerous human, animal, and plant …

Recent developments in antimicrobial and antifouling coatings to reduce or prevent contamination and cross‐contamination of food contact surfaces by bacteria

W DeFlorio, S Liu, AR White, TM Taylor… - … Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Illness as the result of ingesting bacterially contaminated foodstuffs represents a significant
annual loss of human quality of life and economic impact globally. Significant research …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in emerging technologies for the decontamination of the food contact surfaces

S Sharma, S Jaiswal, B Duffy, AK Jaiswal - Food research international, 2022 - Elsevier
Foodborne pathogens could be transferred to food from food contact surfaces contaminated
by poor hygiene or biofilm formation. The food processing industry has various conditions …

Durable superhydrophobic coatings for stainless-steel: An effective defense against Escherichia coli and Listeria fouling in the post-harvest environment

W DeFlorio, S Liu, Y Arcot, B Ulugun, X Wang… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing concerns revolve around bacterial cross-contamination of leafy green vegetables
via food-contact surfaces. Given that stainless-steel is among the commonly used food …

Novel organic-inorganic composite pea protein silica food-grade aerogel materials: Fabrication, mechanisms, high oil-holding property and curcumin delivery capacity

C Yang, A Li, TL Guo, J Cheng, Z Liu, H Hu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The fragility of the skeleton and poor bioaccessibility limit Silica aerogel's application in the
food industry. In this study, composite gels were obtained by cross-linking pea proteins …

Multifunctional coatings for mitigating bacterial fouling and contamination

M Mu, X Wang, M Taylor, A Castillo… - Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial fouling is a multiscale, multistage process responsible for surface contamination
and bacterial-related infections and illnesses. The formation of biofilms leading to infections …

Multifunctional antifouling coatings involving mesoporous nanosilica and essential oil with superhydrophobic, antibacterial, and bacterial antiadhesion characteristics

M Mu, YT Lin, W DeFlorio, Y Arcot, S Liu, W Zhou… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial adhesion to material surfaces is a prominent cause of bacterial infections and
diseases. Antifouling coatings have garnered increasing attention in recent years as a …

Development of durable and superhydrophobic nanodiamond coating on aluminum surfaces for improved hygiene of food contact surfaces

S Liu, B Ulugun, W DeFlorio, Y Arcot, Y Yegin… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Foodborne illness outbreaks caused by bacterial pathogens may take place on a large scale
and result in millions of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths every year throughout the …