Inhibitory Activity of /Oleic Acid/Usnic Acid&#x2014;Core/Shell/Extra-Shell Nanofluid on S. aureus Biofilm Development ABSTRACT:<?Pub Dtl?>Undesired biofilm development is a major concern in many areas, especially in the medical field. The purpose of the present study was to comparatively investigate the antibiofilm efficacy of usnic acid, in soluble versus nanofluid formulation, in order to highlight the potential use of ${rm Fe}_{3} {rm O}_{4}/{rm oleic}$ acid (FeOA) nanofluid as potential controlled release vehicle of this antibiofilm agent. The $(+)$-UA loaded into nanofluid exhibited an improved antibiofilm effect on S. aureus biofilm formation, revealed by the drastic decrease of the viable cell counts as well as by confocal laser scanning microscopy images. Our results demonstrate that FeOA nanoparticles could be used as successful coating agents for obtaining antibiofilm pellicles on different medical devices, opening a new perspective for obtaining new antimicrobial and antibiofilm surfaces, based on hybrid functionalized nanostructured biomaterials. Did you like this research project? To get this research project Guidelines, Training and Code... Click Here facebook twitter google+ linkedin stumble pinterest Highly Selective and Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine Using a Nafion Coated Hybrid Macroporous Gold Modified Electrode With Platinum Nanoparticles Numerical Study of Temperature Distribution in a Spherical Tissue in Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia Using Lattice Boltzmann Method