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Nanocarbon Effect of Smoking Biofilms for Effective Control

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Biofilm is an industrial, medical and environmental nuisance. Inhibiting biofilm costs several billion dollars each year in the United States alone. Research to inhibit biofouling/biofilm has offered various solutions, yet no permanent remedy. For the first time a simple, straightforward and effective ethanopharmacological method to rid biofilm using fumigation is reported. Fumigation is an unsophisticated technology, we demonstrate the effectiveness of fumigation for killing biofilm of pathogenic bacteria. The fumigation of surfaces prior to bacterial exposure, leading to antifouling surfaces was also demonstrated. The nanocarbon aspect of the fumigation effect on the biofilm is discussed. Although, demonstrated with turmeric smoke alone, any potent source with potent antibacterial activity can be used.

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This work was supported by the KU Research Professor Program of Konkuk University.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, 600036, India

    Vimala Anthonydhason

  2. Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701, Korea

    Judy Gopal, Sechul Chun & Manikandan Muthu

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Anthonydhason, V., Gopal, J., Chun, S. et al. Nanocarbon Effect of Smoking Biofilms for Effective Control. J Clust Sci 29, 541–548 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-018-1394-2

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