Emerging Antimicrobial Methods

Chair(s):
Co-chair(s):
Gu, H., University of New Haven

This session will highlight technological advances to control microbes using alternative methods including electroactive techniques for cell detection or sterilization or active-coating technologies for preventing microbial adhesion. The symposium will also discuss innovative nano/biomaterials designed to alleviate the harmful effects of pathogens.

Papers:
12:30 PM
(135a) Leveraging UV-C LEDs Vs. Mercury-Based Lamps for Electronic Disinfection in Healthcare
12:46 PM
(135b) Invited Speaker: Thermal Mitigation of Biofilms
1:02 PM
(135c) Invited Speaker: Anti-Toxin Strategies As an Antibiotic Alternative
1:18 PM
(135d) Invited Speaker: Peptide-Based Approaches to Treating and Preventing Fungal Infections
1:34 PM
(135e) Invited Speaker: Toward Computer-Made Antibiotics
1:50 PM
(135f) Acid-Transforming Chitosan (ATC)/DNA Polyplexes to Eliminate Intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium infection
2:06 PM
(135g) Invited Speaker: Eradicating Antibiotic-Tolerant Bacteria and Biofilms By Antimicrobial Modular Proteins Produced By Cell-Free Protein Synthesis
2:22 PM
(135h) Mechanical Vibrations at Resonance Frequency on Hydrophilic Substrates Enhances Biofilm Removal
2:38 PM
(135i) Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Remove Biofilms of Drug-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria By Nanoscale Bacterial Debridement
Topics: 
Biomaterials
Bionanotechnology
Interfacial Phenomena

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