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Application Of Sub-Micrometer Vibrations To Mitigate Bacterial Adhesion, Will R. Paces, Hal Holmes, Eli Vlaisavljevich, Katherine L. Snyder, Ee Lim Tan, Rupak Rajachar, Keat Ghee Ong
Application Of Sub-Micrometer Vibrations To Mitigate Bacterial Adhesion, Will R. Paces, Hal Holmes, Eli Vlaisavljevich, Katherine L. Snyder, Ee Lim Tan, Rupak Rajachar, Keat Ghee Ong
Michigan Tech Publications
As a prominent concern regarding implantable devices, eliminating the threat of opportunistic bacterial infection represents a significant benefit to both patient health and device function. Current treatment options focus on chemical approaches to negate bacterial adhesion, however, these methods are in some ways limited. The scope of this study was to assess the efficacy of a novel means of modulating bacterial adhesion through the application of vibrations using magnetoelastic materials. Magnetoelastic materials possess unique magnetostrictive property that can convert a magnetic field stimulus into a mechanical deformation. In vitro experiments demonstrated that vibrational loads generated by the magnetoelastic materials significantly …