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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mater Today Chem. 2021 Dec 9;23:100673. doi: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2021.100673

Table 5.

Processing and antibacterial activity of SFBs developed through bioinspired approaches for different biomedical applications

Antimicrobial additive (Bioinspired) Other additive(s) Synthesis method Content Antimicrobial capability Application Refs
Micro-nano patterns ------ Soft lithography Nanostrips and microwell morphologies Fluorescent imaging and turbidity test (24 h):
66% decrease in the number of adhered
E. coli 		Antifouling biomaterials [169]
Nanopatterns ------ oxygen plasma etching Homogeneous nanocones SEM and live/dead assay (6–24 h): Reduced attachment of E. coli and S.
aureus bacteria (>90%)		 Orthopedic implants and TE [168]
S-Nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) ----- SNAP loaded SF NPs synthesized by an antisolvent method 9.1 ± 0.6% (w/w) SNAP RE (24 h- 0.25 to 10 mg/mL):
MRSA (48.17 to 99.99%)
E. coli (53.77 to 99.96%)		 General biomedical application [194]