Optimizing Carbon Nanotube Diameter and Copper Coating to Inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Growth

Authors

Owen Cramer, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Jenny Finlinson, Brigham Young University - Provo
Lucy C. Bowden, Brigham Young University - Provo
Bradford K. Berges Ph.D., Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Nanotubes, biofilm, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract

• ~30% of surgical implant failure is caused by infection¹
• 10-23% of all implant-associated bone and joint infections are caused by gram-negative bacteria²
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a gram-negative bacterium, forms biofilms (bacterial communities encased in a matrix) that are extremely difficult to treat
• Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotubes (CICNT) have a surface structure that prevents the formation of biofilms³
• The mechanism of biofilm disruption on CICNT is still unknown.
• Our current research is focused on creating the optimal CICNT conditions that result in the greatest reduction of adherent P. aeruginosa.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Cramer, Owen; Finlinson, Jenny; Bowden, Lucy C.; and Berges, Bradford K. Ph.D., "Optimizing Carbon Nanotube Diameter and Copper Coating to Inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Growth" (2025). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2025. 23.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2025/23

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2025

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Sophomore

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