item: #1 of 44 id: cord-000501-qz68gtd4 author: Greatorex, Jane S. title: Survival of Influenza A(H1N1) on Materials Found in Households: Implications for Infection Control date: 2011-11-22 words: 4319 flesch: 41 summary: Parker et al (1944) demonstrated improved survival of influenza viruses in the presence of human mucus [8] ; and in 1962, Buckland demonstrated experimentally that influenza virus was inactivated relatively quickly on glass, probably through desiccation Estimating household and community transmission parameters for influenza Statistical procedures for estimating the community probability of illness in family studies: rhinovirus and influenza Simulation studies of influenza epidemics: assessment of parameter estimation and sensitivity Using data on social contacts to estimate age-specific transmission parameters for respiratory-spread infectious agents Review of aerosol transmission of influenza A virus Transmission of Influenza A in human beings Influenza and related infection control issues Resistance of the Melbourne strain of influenza virus to desiccation Loss of infectivity on drying various viruses Survival of influenza-viruses on environmental surfaces Survival of influenza virus on banknotes Effectiveness of common household cleaning agents in reducing the viability of human influenza A(H1N1) Biophysical characterization of influenza virus subpopulations using field flow fractionation and multiangle light scattering: correlation of particle counts, size distribution and infectivity Genome packaging in influenza A virus Virus shedding and environmental deposition of novel A(H1N1) pandemic influenza virus: interim findings Mutational analysis of cis-acting RNA signals in segment 7 of influenza A virus Interaction of the influenza virus nucleoprotein with the cellular CRM1-mediated nuclear export pathway Comparison of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, indirect immunofluorescence assay and virus isolation for detection of respiratory viruses in nasopharyngeal secretions Enhanced detection of infectious airborne influenza virus The occurrence of influenza A virus on household and day center fomites Respiratory viral RNA on toys in pediatric office waiting rooms Occurrence of bacteria and viruses on elementary classroom surfaces and the potential role of classroom hygiene in the spread of infectious diseases Influenza virus contamination of common household surfaces during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand: implications for contact transmission keywords: data; hours; influenza; pandemic; pr8; surfaces; survival; transmission; virus; viruses cache: cord-000501-qz68gtd4.txt plain text: cord-000501-qz68gtd4.txt item: #2 of 44 id: cord-003018-qrt07zmz author: Miyakawa, Kei title: Development of a cell-based assay to identify hepatitis B virus entry inhibitors targeting the sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide date: 2018-05-04 words: 5455 flesch: 36 summary: Cells were infected with wild-type HBV at a concentration of 5,000 genome equivalents per cell in the presence of 4% PEG8000 for 16 hours. Cells were treated with [ 3 H]-taurocholic acid (TCA) in a sodium-free or sodium-containing buffer at 37ºC for 15 minutes to allow TCA uptake into cells. keywords: 9a8; bile; cell; entry; expression; figure; glabridin; hbv; hepatitis; hepatocytes; infection; mab; ntcp; surface; virus cache: cord-003018-qrt07zmz.txt plain text: cord-003018-qrt07zmz.txt item: #3 of 44 id: cord-003412-8n2s0bl1 author: Colin, Marius title: Copper Alloy Touch Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities: An Effective Solution to Prevent Bacterial Spreading date: 2018-12-06 words: 4323 flesch: 41 summary: A systematic review Rapid recontamination with MRSA of the environment of an intensive care unit after decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapour Linear correlation between inactivation of E. coli and OH radical concentration in TiO 2 photocatalytic disinfection Different inactivation behaviors of MS-2 phage and Escherichia coli in TiO 2 photocatalytic disinfection Photocatalytic bactericidal effect of TiO 2 thin films: Dynamic view of the active oxygen species responsible for the effect Influence of surface morphology on the antimicrobial effect of transistion metal oxides in polymer surface Highly efficient antiviral and antibacterial activities of solid-state cuprous compounds The antimicrobial activity of copper and copper alloys against nosocomial pathogens and Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from healthcare facilities in the Western Cape: An in-vitro study Mechanisms of contact-mediated killing of yeast cells on dry metallic copper surfaces Bacterial killing by dry metallic copper surfaces Inactivation of murine norovirus on a range of copper alloy surfaces is accompanied by loss of capsid integrity Human coronavirus 229E remains infectious on common touch surface materials Inactivation of norovirus on dry copper alloy surfaces Potential action of copper surfaces on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Survival of Clostridium difficile on copper and steel: Futuristic options for hospital hygiene Antimicrobial efficacy of copper surfaces against spores and vegetative cells of Clostridium difficile: The germination theory Metallic copper as an antimicrobial surface Small colony variants are more susceptible to copper-mediated contact killing for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Contact killing of bacteria on copper is suppressed if bacteria-metal contact is prevented and is induced on iron by copper ions Société Française de Microbiologie. Staphylococcus spp.; CASFM/EUCAST A survey of gram-negative bacteria survival on hospital fabrics and plastics Role of copper in reducing hospital environment contamination Copper alloy surfaces sustain terminal cleaning levels in a rural hospital Reduction of bacterial burden by copper alloys on high-touch athletic center surfaces Copper as an antibacterial material in different facilities The antimicrobial efficacy of copper alloy furnishing in the clinical environment: A crossover study Survival of bacteria on metallic copper surfaces in a hospital trial Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of copper surfaces in an outpatient infectious disease practice Copper surfaces are associated with significantly lower concentrations of bacteria on selected surfaces within a pediatric intensive care unit Sustained reduction of microbial burden on common hospital surfaces through introduction of copper Reduction of environmental contamination with multidrug-resistant bacteria by copper-alloy coating of surfaces in a highly endemic setting Potential use of copper as a hygienic surface; problems associated with cumulative soiling and cleaning Enquête Nationale de Prévalence des infections associées aux soins et des traitements antibiotiques en Établissements d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes (Ehpad); keywords: care; control; copper; door; facilities; handles; surfaces; term cache: cord-003412-8n2s0bl1.txt plain text: cord-003412-8n2s0bl1.txt item: #4 of 44 id: cord-004584-bcw90f5b author: None title: Abstracts: 8th EBSA European Biophysics Congress, August 23rd–27th 2011, Budapest, Hungary date: 2011-08-06 words: 106959 flesch: 38 summary: to that of cell proteins (amide II band at *1550 cm -1 ) Membrane proteins and peptides are acting in an environment rich in other proteins or peptides. keywords: acid; actin; activation; activity; affinity; aggregation; amino; amyloid; analysis; applications; approach; assembly; associated; atomic; bilayer; binding; biological; cancer; cell; cell membrane; cell surface; chain; changes; channel; charge; chemical; cholesterol; complex; complexes; composition; compounds; concentration; conditions; conformational; control; correlation; data; delivery; detection; development; diffusion; distribution; dna; domain; drug; dynamics; effect; electron; energy; environment; enzyme; experiments; expression; fast; field; fluorescence; force; formation; free; function; fusion; gene; group; human; hydrophobic; imaging; increase; influence; institute; interaction; key; kinetics; laser; level; ligand; light; lipid; lipid membranes; liposomes; living; magnetic; major; measurements; mechanism; membrane; membrane binding; membrane interaction; membrane protein; membrane structure; membrane surface; method; microscopy; model; model membrane; molecular; molecules; nanoparticles; native; network; new; nmr; non; novel; number; order; organization; parameters; peptide; phase; plasma membrane; potential; presence; processes; properties; protein; protein complex; protein dynamics; protein interactions; protein structure; proton; range; rate; ray; reaction; receptor; region; regulation; research; residues; resolution; response; results; role; scattering; self; signal; simulations; sites; size; species; specific; spectra; spectroscopy; stability; state; structure; studies; study; substrate; surface; system; techniques; temperature; terminal; time; transfer; transition; transport; type; understanding; university; use; vesicles; vitro; vivo; water; work cache: cord-004584-bcw90f5b.txt plain text: cord-004584-bcw90f5b.txt item: #5 of 44 id: cord-010343-tqqt0hj7 author: Alidjinou, Enagnon Kazali title: Resistance of Enteric Viruses on Fomites date: 2017-06-15 words: 5036 flesch: 35 summary: Disinfectants are commonly used for virus inactivation, especially in the health care settings and the food industry, to prevent outbreaks due to enteric viruses. Nearly constant shedding of diverse enteric viruses by two healthy infants Viruses causing gastroenteritis A review of viral gastroenteritis Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Europe Survival of human enteric viruses in the environment and food Two epidemiologic patterns of norovirus outbreaks: surveillance in England and Wales Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease The potential spread of infection caused by aerosol contamination of surfaces after flushing a domestic toilet Effects of cleaning and disinfection in reducing the spread of Norovirus contamination via environmental surfaces Contamination of the hospital environment with gastroenteric viruses: comparison of two pediatric wards over a winter season How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? keywords: enteric; environmental; fomites; human; humidity; inactivation; norovirus; surfaces; survival; viruses cache: cord-010343-tqqt0hj7.txt plain text: cord-010343-tqqt0hj7.txt item: #6 of 44 id: cord-015677-67md3xox author: Lang, Hans Peter title: Nanomechanical Cantilever Array Sensors date: 2010 words: 10425 flesch: 31 summary: Because of the label-free detection principle of cantilever sensors, their small size and scalability, this kind of device is advantageous for diagnostic applications and disease monitoring, as well as for genomics or proteomics purposes. The use of microcantilever arrays enables detection of several analytes simultaneously and solves the inherent problem of thermal drift often present when using single microcantilever sensors, as some of the cantilevers can be used as sensor cantilevers for detection, and other cantilevers serve as passivated reference cantilevers that do not exhibit affinity to the molecules to be detected. keywords: adsorption; array; beam; bending; cantilever; cantilever array; cantilever surface; changes; chemical; detection; fig; frequency; layer; liquid; mass; microcantilever; molecules; resonance; self; sensing; sensor; stress; surface cache: cord-015677-67md3xox.txt plain text: cord-015677-67md3xox.txt item: #7 of 44 id: cord-017348-mmmm3pmv author: Mujahid, Adnan title: Surface Nano-patterning of Polymers for Mass-Sensitive Biodetection date: 2010-10-19 words: 12970 flesch: 39 summary: As we have learnt from the previous study that surface imprinted polymers have very broad spectrum for biosensors when compared with other material crafting technique. In comparison with other polymer surfaces, nanoparticles provide more binding sites that has affinity for target analyte. keywords: analyte; blood; coli; detection; devices; frequency; imprinting; layer; mass; materials; methods; molecular; polymer; protein; qcm; quartz; recognition; sensor; surface; synthetic; template; virus cache: cord-017348-mmmm3pmv.txt plain text: cord-017348-mmmm3pmv.txt item: #8 of 44 id: cord-017882-3fxjti92 author: Banoub, Joseph H. title: Fundamental Principles for Luminescence Sensing Measuring Devices Used for the Detection of Biological Warfare Agents date: 2017-07-06 words: 9149 flesch: 42 summary: isolation, characterization of two active forms, and partial cDNA sequence of a precursor Interactions of an antimicrobial peptide, magainin 2, with outer and inner membranes of Gram-negative bacteria Array biosensor for toxin detection: continued advances Array biosensor for detection of toxins Reflectively coated optical waveguide and fluidics cell integration A portable automated multianalyte biosensor Detection of deoxynivalenol in foods and indoor air using an array biosensor Shriver Lake LC (2006) Hearing on the threat of bioterrorism and the spread of infectious diseases Lessons learned from a full-scale bioterrorism exercise New world coming: American security in the 21st century, supporting research and analysis History of chemical and biological warfare agents Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response (2005) Recommendatons of the CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup Bioweapons and bioterrorism: a review of history and biological agents Assessment of biological agent detection equipment for emergency responders Chemical and biological terrorism: research and development to improve ivilian medical response to chemical and biological terrorism incidents, National Academy of Sciences Final report on the assessment of biological agent detection equipment for emergency responders State of the art and recent advances in immunoanalytical systems Sensors for detecting biological agents Electrochemical biosensors: recommended definitions and classification Electrochemical biosensors: recommended definitions and classification Electrochemical biosensors: recommended definitions and classification PCR-ELISA detection of Escherichia coli in milk Determination of the sensitivity of a rapid Escherichia coli O157:H7 assay for testing 375-gram composite samples Peptides as weapons against microorganisms in the chemical defense system of vertebrates Antimicrobial peptides of multicellular organisms Antimicrobial activity and protease stability of peptides containing fluorinated amino acids Electrical detection of pathogenic bacteria via immobilized antimicrobial peptides Antimicrobial activity of synthetic magainin peptides and several analogues Magainins, a class of antimicrobial peptides from Xenopus skin: keywords: agents; amps; antibodies; antibody; array; binding; biosensor; canary; cells; detection; fiber; fig; fluorescence; light; plasmon; protein; resonance; sensing; specific; surface; target; toxin cache: cord-017882-3fxjti92.txt plain text: cord-017882-3fxjti92.txt item: #9 of 44 id: cord-018159-ycg6waay author: Peng, Xiaolei title: Plasmofluidics for Biosensing and Medical Diagnostics date: 2018-01-23 words: 9136 flesch: 37 summary: Advances in plasmonic technologies for point of care applications Portable point-of-care diagnostic devices Cancer statistics Advances and challenges in biosensor-based diagnosis of infectious diseases Point-of-care testing for infectious diseases: diversity, complexity, and barriers in low-and middle-income countries Microfluidic chips for immunoassays Plasmofluidics: merging light and fluids at the micro-/nanoscale Surface plasmon subwavelength optics Molecular plasmonics for biology and nanomedicine Plasmon nano-optical tweezers Microfluidic surface plasmon resonance sensors: from principles to point-of-care applications Localized surface plasmon resonance sensors SPR biosensors: historical perspectives and current challenges Origin and future of plasmonic optical tweezers Systematic investigation of localized surface plasmon resonance of long-range ordered Au nanodisk arrays Extended-area optically induced organization of microparticles on a surface Scannable plasmonic trapping using a gold stripe Theoretical and experimental study of surface plasmon radiation force on micrometer-sized spheres Parallel and selective trapping in a patterned plasmonic landscape Nanometric optical tweezers based on nanostructured substrates Low-power nano-optical vortex trapping via plasmonic diabolo nanoantennas Application of plasmonic bowtie nanoantenna arrays for optical trapping, stacking, and sorting Nano-optical conveyor belt, part II: demonstration of handoff between near-field optical traps Bubble-pen lithography Self-induced back-action optical trapping of dielectric nanoparticles Nanoscale control of optical heating in complex plasmonic systems Photoinduced heating of nanoparticle arrays Plasmon-assisted optofluidics SPR and SPR imaging: recent trends in developing nanodevices for detection and real-time monitoring of biomolecular events On-chip synthesis of protein microarrays from DNA microarrays via coupled in vitro transcription and translation for surface plasmon resonance imaging biosensor applications Surface plasmon resonance sensor with dispersionless microfluidics for direct detection of nucleic acids at the low femtomole level Tunable directive radiation of surface-plasmon diffraction gratings Biosensing using straight long-range surface plasmon waveguides Sensing using localised surface plasmon resonance sensors Localized surface plasmon resonance biosensing: current challenges and approaches Flow-through vs flow-over: analysis of transport and binding in nanohole array plasmonic biosensors Optofluidic concentration: plasmonic nanostructure as concentrator and sensor High-fidelity optofluidic on-chip sensors using well-defined gold nanowell crystals Plasmon line shaping using nanocrosses for high sensitivity localized surface plasmon resonance sensing Substrate-induced Fano resonances of a plasmonic nanocube: a route to increased-sensitivity localized surface plasmon resonance sensors revealed Tuning the plasmon resonance of a nano-mouth array Plasmonic gold mushroom arrays with refractive index sensing figures of merit approaching the theoretical limit Engineering of parallel plasmonic-photonic interactions for on-chip refractive index sensors Optimizing plasmonic nanoantennas via coordinated multiple coupling Localized surface plasmon resonance: nanostructures, bioassays and biosensing-a review Moiré nanosphere lithography Tunable multiband metasurfaces by moire nanosphere lithography On-chip nanohole array based sensing: a review Label-free detection and molecular profiling of exosomes with a nanoplasmonic sensor Localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and sensing Surface plasmon resonance imaging sensors: a review Optofluidic SERS: synergizing photonics and microfluidics for chemical and biological analysis Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS): progress and trends Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: concepts and chemical applications SERS-enabled lab-on-a-chip systems Convenient formation of nanoparticle aggregates on microfluidic chips for highly sensitive SERS detection of biomolecules Light-directed reversible assembly of plasmonic nanoparticles using plasmon-enhanced thermophoresis Nano-optical trapping of rayleigh particles and Escherichia coli bacteria with resonant optical antennas Integration of plasmonic trapping in a microfluidic environment Permanent fixing or reversible trapping and release of DNA micropatterns on a gold nanostructure using continuous-wave or femtosecond-pulsed near-infrared laser light DNA translocations through solid-state plasmonic nanopores Optical trapping of a single protein Double nanohole optical trapping: dynamics and proteinantibody co-trapping And R. Gordon A label-free untethered approach to single-molecule protein binding kinetics Long-range and rapid transport of individual nano-objects by a hybrid electrothermoplasmonic nanotweezer Three-dimensional manipulation with scanning near-field optical nanotweezers Plasmonics-turning loss into gain Thermophoretic tweezers for low-power and versatile manipulation of biological cells Patterned multiplex pathogen DNA detection by Au particle-on-wire SERS sensor Gold nanoring as a sensitive plasmonic biosensor for on-chip DNA detection Label-free DNA biosensor based on SERS molecular sentinel on nanowave chip Plasmonics-based SERS nanobiosensor for homogeneous nucleic acid detection Surface plasmon resonance sensors for detection of chemical and biological species Molecular sentinel-on-chip for SERS-based biosensing Multiplex detection of disease biomarkers using SERS molecular sentinel-on-chip DNA bioassay-on-chip using SERS detection for dengue diagnosis MicroRNAs can generate thresholds in target gene expression MicroRNA expression profiles classify human cancers A microRNA expression signature of human solid tumors defines cancer gene targets Cancer biomarker profiling with microRNAs Rapid sub-attomole microRNA detection on a portable microfluidic chip Highly specific plasmonic biosensors for ultrasensitive microRNA detection in plasma from pancreatic cancer patients Label-free nanoplasmonic-based short noncoding RNA sensing at attomolar concentrations allows for quantitative and highly specific assay of microRNA-10b in biological fluids and circulating exosomes Monitoring protein distributions based on patterns generated by protein adsorption behavior in a microfluidic channel Plasmonic sensors for analysis of proteins and an oncologic drug in human serum Cancer biomarker detection in serum samples using surface plasmon resonance and quartz crystal microbalance sensors with nanoparticle signal amplification LSPR chip for parallel, rapid, and sensitive detection of cancer markers in serum Multiplex serum cytokine immunoassay using nanoplasmonic biosensor microarrays SERS-based immunoassay using a gold array-embedded gradient microfluidic chip Patterned plasmonic nanoparticle arrays for microfluidic and multiplexed biological assays Plasmonic nanosensors for simultaneous quantification of multiple protein-protein binding affinities Optofluidic platform for real-time monitoring of live cell secretory activities using Fano resonance in gold nanoslits Rapid identification by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of cancer cells at low concentrations flowing in a microfluidic channel Surface plasmon resonance biosensor based on smart phone platforms Surface plasmon resonance biosensor for the detection of VEGFR-1-a protein marker of myelodysplastic syndromes Ultrasensitive detection of thrombin using surface plasmon resonance and quartz crystal microbalance sensors by aptamer-based rolling circle amplification and nanoparticle signal enhancement Rational aspect ratio and suitable antibody coverage of gold nanorod for ultra-sensitive detection of a cancer biomarker Optical detection of single non-absorbing molecules using the surface plasmon resonance of a gold nanorod Single unlabeled protein detection on individual plasmonic nanoparticles Observing single protein binding by optical transmission through a double nanohole aperture in a metal film Nanohole-based surface plasmon resonance instruments with improved spectral resolution quantify a broad range of antibody-ligand binding kinetics Handheld high-throughput plasmonic biosensor using computational on-chip imaging Label-free nanoplasmonic sensing of tumor-associate autoantibodies for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer Quantification of ovarian cancer markers with integrated microfluidic concentration gradient and imaging nanohole surface plasmon resonance A localized surface plasmon resonance imaging instrument for multiplexed biosensing 96-well plasmonic sensing with nanohole arrays Paper-based microfluidic approach for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and highly reproducible detection of proteins beyond picomolar concentration On-chip immunoassay using surface-enhanced Raman scattering of hollow gold nanospheres Optoelectrofluidic sandwich immunoassays for detection of human tumor marker using surface-enhanced raman scattering Highly reproducible immunoassay of cancer markers on a gold-patterned microarray chip using surface-enhanced Raman scattering imaging Picomolar detection of carcinoembryonic antigen in whole blood using microfluidics and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy Detection of hepatitis B virus antigen from human blood: SERS immunoassay in a microfluidic system An optofluidic nanoplasmonic biosensor for direct detection of live viruses from biological media Towards a fast, high specific and reliable discrimination of bacteria on strain level by means of SERS in a microfluidic device Portable microfluidic integrated plasmonic platform for pathogen detection Rapid detection of drugs of abuse in saliva using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and microfluidics Nanoplasmonic quantitative detection of intact viruses from unprocessed whole blood Portable microfluidic chip for detection of Escherichia coli in produce and blood Fructose enhanced reduction of bacterial growth on nanorough surfaces Manipulating biological agents and cells in micro-scale volumes for applications in medicine Label-free imaging, detection, and mass measurement of single viruses by surface plasmon resonance Phytochip': on-chip detection of phytopathogenic RNA viruses by a new surface plasmon resonance platform Highly sensitive and specific detection of E. Coli by a SERS nanobiosensor chip utilizing metallic nanosculptured thin films Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors in pharmaceutical analysis Visualization of high-throughput and label-free antibody-polypeptide binding for drug screening based on microarrays and surface plasmon resonance imaging Chiral discrimination and enantioselective analysis of drugs: an overview Enantioselective analysis of melagatran via an LSPR biosensor integrated with a microfluidic chip Optical biosensors for food quality and safety assurance -a review A label-free and portable multichannel surface plasmon resonance immunosensor for on site analysis of antibiotics in milk samples Miniature multi-channel SPR instrument for methotrexate monitoring in clinical samples key: cord-018159-ycg6waay authors: Peng, Xiaolei; Rajeeva, Bharath Bangalore; Teal, Daniel; Zheng, Yuebing title: Plasmofluidics for Biosensing and Medical Diagnostics date: 2018-01-23 journal: keywords: analysis; arrays; binding; cancer; cells; chip; detection; fig; gold; label; lspr; plasmonic; protein; resonance; samples; sensing; sensor; sers; spp; surface; trapping; tweezers cache: cord-018159-ycg6waay.txt plain text: cord-018159-ycg6waay.txt item: #10 of 44 id: cord-019027-6chba2ru author: Schmidt, Michael G. title: Role of the Microbial Burden in the Acquisition and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections: The Utility of Solid Copper Surfaces date: 2014-07-12 words: 9040 flesch: 30 summary: The complexity and dynamic nature of the microbial pressure being introduced into the built clinical environment is dependent on stochastic nature inherent to healthcare The purpose of this chapter is to review the role of the environment of care as it pertains to microbial contamination and risk of HAI to patients as well as describe the novel use and efficacy of antimicrobial copper surfaces in mitigating this risk. Although the relative infection rate in the medical ICUs where the clinical effectiveness of antimicrobial copper surfaces were evaluated is generally higher than hospitals at large, patients in ICUs are typically not mobile, and their interaction with the built environment is very limited. keywords: bacteria; cleaning; contamination; control; copper; copper surfaces; environment; hai; healthcare; hospital; infection; pathogens; patient; risk; room; surfaces cache: cord-019027-6chba2ru.txt plain text: cord-019027-6chba2ru.txt item: #11 of 44 id: cord-022037-4ik3jxjy author: Alvarez, Mar title: CANTILEVER BIOSENSORS date: 2008-07-05 words: 6812 flesch: 37 summary: This section reviews some of the biosensing applications of the microcantilever-optical read-out configurations, as well as the different approaches proposed to increase cantilever biosensor sensitivity. Direct detection of DDT was achieved with a competitive assay, measuring DTT concentrations as low as 10nM. In addition, the novel development for early osteosarcoma discovery, sensing the interactions between vimentin antibodies and antigens with a single cantilever-based biosensor, proved that cantilever biosensors can provide a suitable platform for life sciences research (Milburn et al., 2005) . keywords: array; biosensors; cantilever; detection; dna; et al; frequency; microcantilevers; resonance; sensitivity; silicon; surface; time; working cache: cord-022037-4ik3jxjy.txt plain text: cord-022037-4ik3jxjy.txt item: #12 of 44 id: cord-022504-tk7v4hoj author: None title: Environmental and safety issues with nanoparticles date: 2012-03-16 words: 14098 flesch: 50 summary: Where f is the characteristic function that expresses particle size, particle concentration, particle composition, and so on [2, 3] . Influence of particle diameter on lower limit of particle concentration for explosion. keywords: air; cake; carbon; chemical; compounds; concentration; diameter; effects; environment; fig; filter; filtration; flow; form; health; materials; membrane; nanoparticles; particles; processes; size; surface; toxicity; wastewater; water cache: cord-022504-tk7v4hoj.txt plain text: cord-022504-tk7v4hoj.txt item: #13 of 44 id: cord-022538-1g9kmpdi author: Makino, Hisao title: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ISSUES WITH NANOPARTICLES date: 2008-05-20 words: 14290 flesch: 50 summary: Where f is the characteristic function that expresses particle size, particle concentration, particle composition, and so on [2, 3] . Influence of particle diameter on lower limit of particle concentration for explosion. keywords: air; cake; carbon; chemical; combustion; compounds; concentration; diameter; effects; environment; fig; filter; filtration; form; health; materials; membrane; nanoparticles; particles; processes; size; surface; toxicity; wastewater; water cache: cord-022538-1g9kmpdi.txt plain text: cord-022538-1g9kmpdi.txt item: #14 of 44 id: cord-023442-4vzwc2d2 author: None title: Proceedings of SCANNING 94/SEEMS 94 Charleston, South Carolina, USA date: 2006-12-05 words: 55600 flesch: 45 summary: Applications include both thin-film and bulk x-ray microanalysis and examples of contrast in backscattered electron images obtained in the SEM. The effects of adjusting the Wehnelt-to-tip distance vary for different electron microscope systems. keywords: addition; analysis; associated; atomic; backscattered; carlo; cells; chemical; comparison; composition; conditions; confocal; contrast; cross; crystal; data; detection; detector; developed; development; distribution; drying; effects; electron; electron beam; electron microscopy; energy; field; fig; figure; form; formation; glass; image; imaging; laser; light; lines; material; measurement; method; microscope; milk; model; monte; new; number; particles; pattern; phase; point; preparation; probe; process; program; ray; region; resolution; results; sample; scanning; scattering; sections; sem; signal; silicon; simulation; size; specific; specimen; structures; studies; study; substrate; supplement; surface; system; techniques; temperature; time; tissue; transmission electron; type; use; vol; water; work cache: cord-023442-4vzwc2d2.txt plain text: cord-023442-4vzwc2d2.txt item: #15 of 44 id: cord-027461-oj3jjjm2 author: Miroshnichenko, Igor title: Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer in an Enclosure with Time-Periodic Heat Generation Using Finite-Difference Method date: 2020-05-25 words: 3883 flesch: 44 summary: Evaluation of the eddy viscosity turbulence models for the simulation of convection-radiation coupled heat transfer in indoor environment Experimental study of radiation and free convection in an enclosure with a radiant ceiling heating system Numerical simulation of a vertical solar collector integrated in a building frame: radiation and turbulent natural convection coupling A review of natural convection and heat transfer in attic-shaped space Turbulent natural convection in an air-filled isosceles triangular enclosure Numerical analysis of turbulent natural convection heat transfer inside a triangular-shaped enclosure utilizing computational fluid dynamic code Studies on natural convection within enclosures of various (non-square) shapes -a review PIV measurement and simulation of turbulent thermal free convection over a small heat source in a large enclosed cavity Interaction effects between surface radiation and turbulent natural convection in square and rectangular enclosures A dimensionless solution to radiation and turbulent natural convection in square and rectangular enclosures Interaction effects between laminar natural convection and surface radiation in tilted square and shallow enclosures Numerical analysis of spatial unsteady regimes of conjugate convective-radiative heat transfer in a closed volume with an energy source Turbulent natural convection heat transfer in rectangular enclosures using experimental and numerical approaches: a review Conjugate turbulent natural convection with surface radiation in air-filled rectangular enclosures Influence of radiation effect on turbulent natural convection in cubic cavity at normal temperature atmospheric gas Numerical study of natural convection-surface radiation coupling in air-filled square cavities Interaction between natural convection and surface thermal radiation in tilted slender cavities Transient combined natural convection and radiation in a double space cavity with conducting walls Finite element analysis of natural convection flow in a isosceles triangular enclosure due to uniform and non-uniform heating at the side walls Effect of thermal conductivity and emissivity of solid walls on time-dependent turbulent Conjugate convective-radiative heat transfer Numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection combined with surface thermal radiation in a square cavity Simulation of high rayleigh number natural convection in a square cavity using the Lattice Boltzmann Method LES-based filter-matrix lattice boltzmann model for simulating turbulent natural convection in a square cavity Accurate solutions to the square thermally driven cavity at High Rayleigh number Acknowledgements. Many industrial processes are associated with convective heat transfer in large-scale enclosures. keywords: convection; enclosure; heat; heater; number; radiation; surface; time; transfer cache: cord-027461-oj3jjjm2.txt plain text: cord-027461-oj3jjjm2.txt item: #16 of 44 id: cord-030110-ti5qjrn0 author: Elzaabalawy, Assem title: Potential of combating transmission of COVID-19 using novel self-cleaning superhydrophobic surfaces: part II—thermal, chemical, and mechanical durability date: 2020-08-05 words: 2810 flesch: 27 summary: Superhydrophobic surfaces have recently gained popularity in the biomedical sector due to their ability to possess blood repellency characteristics and reduce bacterial/viral adhesion to surfaces and their antifouling properties (Falde et al. 2016; Shin et al. 2016; Mechanical wear is considered one of the main performance degradation mechanisms of superhydrophobic surfaces (Milionis et al. 2016) . keywords: chemical; superhydrophobic; surfaces cache: cord-030110-ti5qjrn0.txt plain text: cord-030110-ti5qjrn0.txt item: #17 of 44 id: cord-034833-ynti5g8j author: Nosonovsky, Michael title: Scaling in Colloidal and Biological Networks date: 2020-06-04 words: 25233 flesch: 46 summary: The diameter of the scale-free random graph Scale-free neocortical dynamics Resolving structural variability in network models and the brain Specification of cerebral cortical areas A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: A hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution Evolution of the neocortex: A perspective from developmental biology How to Direct the Edges of the Connectomes: Dynamics of the Consensus Connectomes and the Development of the Connections in the Human Brain The Robustness and the Doubly Preferential Attachment Simulation of the Consensus Connectome Dynamics of the Human Brain A Genetic Model of the Connectome Neuro percolation: A random cellular automata approach to spatio-temporal neuro dynamics Phase transitions in the neuro percolation model of neural populations with mixed local and non-local interactions Mesophasic organization of GABAA receptors in hippocampal inhibitory synapse The small world of the cerebral cortex Fine spatiotemporal structure of phase in human intracranial EEG Neuronal avalanches in neocortical circuits Neuronal avalanche Phase transitions in scale-free neural networks: Departure from the standard mean-field universality class Using Expression Profiles of Caenorhabditis elegans Neurons to Identify Genes that Mediate Synaptic Connectivity Dynamics of a neural system with a multiscale architecture Statistics and Geometry of Neuronal Connectivity Functional connectivity in the motor cortex of resting human brain using echoplanar MRI Shaped by the Past: The Default Mode Network Supports Cognition that Is Independent of Immediate Perceptual Input Topographic Mapping of a Hierarchy of Temporal Receptive Windows Using a Narrated Story Not Lost in Translation: Neural Responses Shared Across Languages Dynamic reconfiguration of the default mode network during narrative comprehension Metabolic rate and body size are linked with perception of temporal information Scaling brain size, keeping timing: Evolutionary preservation of brain rhythms Mean mass-specific metabolic rates are strikingly similar across life's major domains: Evidence for life's metabolic optimum Photomechanical Responses in Drosophila Photoreceptors Functional trade-offs in white matter axonal scaling The Generative Grammar of the Immune System Nobel Lecture The fractal immune network Fractal immunology and immune patterning: Potential tools for immune protection and optimization Fractal proteins Studying the human immunome: The complexity of comprehensive leukocyte immunophenotyping Hydropathic Self-Organized Criticality: A Magic Wand for Protein Physics Anti-icing superhydrophobic surfaces: Controlling entropic molecular interactions to design novel icephobic concrete A Neural Network Model Based on the Analogy with the Immune System An Introduction to Artificial Immune Systems: A New Computational Intelligence Paradigm Such network presentation provides key insights for understanding the mechanical response of a soil or sand heap. keywords: brain; data; entropy; figure; input; input data; layer; materials; model; network; neural; output; properties; scaling; surface; surface roughness; surface science; systems; units cache: cord-034833-ynti5g8j.txt plain text: cord-034833-ynti5g8j.txt item: #18 of 44 id: cord-103877-03b1t37r author: Bordatchev, Evgueni V. title: Preliminary experimental analysis of the surface topography formation during laser polishing H13 tooling steel using statistical characteristics of the surface amplitude distribution date: 2020-12-31 words: 3443 flesch: 35 summary: In addition to these two components, LP surface incorporates two distinct classes of surface structures: i) ripples and undercuts produced by the dynamics of the melt/solidification front, and ii) bulges, step structures, and martensite needles produced by plastic deformation and changes in the microstructure. This technical cybernetic description allows modelling and understanding LP process as a linear thermodynamic system transforming statistical characteristics of initial into LP surface (e.g. probability density functions F(x)) and laser beam interactions with flat solid body and non-uniform initial surface. keywords: initial; laser; material; process; surface; topography cache: cord-103877-03b1t37r.txt plain text: cord-103877-03b1t37r.txt item: #19 of 44 id: cord-245161-xbw72k4m author: Castano, Nicolas title: Fomite transmission and disinfection strategies for SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses date: 2020-05-23 words: 11563 flesch: 37 summary: 67 Plaque assays involve culturing cells that are susceptible to virus infection in a titration of the collected virus samples, monitoring the cytopathic effects, and counting plaque forming units (PFU). The long persistence of viruses (hours to days) on surfaces calls for an urgent need for surface disinfection strategies to intercept virus transmission and the spread of the disease. keywords: adsorption; contact; contamination; coronavirus; cov-2; disinfectant; disinfection; dose; effectiveness; fomites; inactivation; interactions; methods; model; particles; risk; sars; study; surfaces; transfer; transmission; virus; viruses cache: cord-245161-xbw72k4m.txt plain text: cord-245161-xbw72k4m.txt item: #20 of 44 id: cord-257255-n5o368ih author: Barker, J. title: Spread and prevention of some common viral infections in community facilities and domestic homes date: 2001-12-21 words: 9247 flesch: 39 summary: The importance of hands in the transmission of virus infections is well recognized and many of the studies cited in this review relate speci®cally to handwashing interventions. Respiratory syncytial virus infections occur all over the world and outbreaks are common in the cold season in temperate climates and in the rainy season in tropical climates. keywords: care; centres; children; contamination; et al; gastroenteritis; hands; hygiene; infection; outbreaks; rotavirus; spread; surfaces; transmission; virus; viruses cache: cord-257255-n5o368ih.txt plain text: cord-257255-n5o368ih.txt item: #21 of 44 id: cord-266641-nvyddekm author: Li, Dingsheng title: Evaluating consumer exposure to disinfecting chemicals against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and associated health risks date: 2020-09-03 words: 10057 flesch: 30 summary: During handwashing, disinfecting chemicals penetrate the hand epidermis and enter the circulatory system. In this scenario, we consider human exposure through dermal absorption, as inhalation is minimal given that evaporation of disinfecting chemicals is suppressed in when chemicals are dissolved in aqueous solutions (i.e., hand washer). keywords: application; assessment; chemicals; data; disinfecting; et al; exposure; figure; hand; health; protex; risk; surfaces; u.s; uptake; use cache: cord-266641-nvyddekm.txt plain text: cord-266641-nvyddekm.txt item: #22 of 44 id: cord-273937-cu3cylyi author: Leung, W.K. title: Bactericidal and sporicidal performance of a polymer‐encapsulated chlorine dioxide‐coated surface date: 2009-02-16 words: 5494 flesch: 45 summary: The experimental results in Figs 2 and 4 indicated that ClO 2 remained encapsulated after surface coating. Nanosilvers (Fu et al. 2006; Yu et al. 2007) , photocatalytic TiO 2 (Sunada et al. 2003; Liu et al. 2007 ) and surface-tethered bactericides (e.g. quarternary ammonium compounds, phosphonium salts) (Isquith et al. 1972; Cen et al. 2003; Popa et al. 2003 ) are among the new generation of contactkilling, antimicrobial surface coatings developed in recent years. keywords: bacteria; clo; coating; contact; glass; polymer; release; subtilis; surface; water cache: cord-273937-cu3cylyi.txt plain text: cord-273937-cu3cylyi.txt item: #23 of 44 id: cord-274101-vm9nh8lc author: Perez Espitia, Paula Judith title: Bioactive Peptides: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications in the Packaging and Preservation of Food date: 2012-02-29 words: 12728 flesch: 31 summary: Current EU approved additives and their E numbers Defensins: antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity Immunomodulatory peptides obtained by the enzymatic hydrolysis of whey proteins Principles of mass transfer Development of cellulose acetate-based antimicrobial food packaging materials for controlled release of lysozyme Polymer surface modification for the attachment of bioactive compounds Development and characterization of an antimicrobial packaging film coating containing nisin for inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes Antimicrobial plastic film: physico-chemical characterization and nisin desorption modeling Innovative multilayer antimicrobial films made with Nisaplin ® or nisin and cellulosic ethers: physico-chemical characterization, bioactivity and nisin desorption kinetics Simulating diffusion model and determining diffusivity of potassium sorbate through plastics to develop antimicrobial packaging films The role of cationic antimicrobial peptides in innate host defences Antimicrobial and host-defense peptides as new anti-infective therapeutic strategies Antimicrobial activities of amphiphilic peptides covalently bonded to a water-insoluble resin A coating for use as an antimicrobial and antioxidative packaging material incorporating nisin and [alpha]-tocopherol Studies on anticancer activities of antimicrobial peptides The antibacterial activity of magainin I immobilized onto mixed thiols self-assembled monolayers Proteomics for studying cancer cells and the development of chemoresistance Antifungal properties and mode of action of psacotheasin, a novel knottin-type peptide derived from Psacothea hilaris Antifungal activity of synthetic peptide derived from halocidin, antimicrobial peptide from the tunicate, Halocynthia aurantium Peptide antimicrobial agents Chemical synthesis of peptides and proteins Properties of nisin-incorporated polymer coatings as antimicrobial packaging materials Bioactive peptides: production and functionality Thermal, mechanical and water vapor barrier properties of sodium caseinate films containing antimicrobials and their inhibitory action on Listeria monocytogenes Antifungal mechanism of SMAP-29 (1-18) isolated from sheep myeloid mRNA against Trichosporon beigelii Antitumor activity of the antimicrobial peptide magainin II against bladder cancer cell lines Virucidal activity of a scorpion venom peptide variant mucroporin-M1 against measles, SARS-CoV and influenza H5N1 viruses Recombinant production of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli: a review Peptide-derivatized dendrimers inhibit human cytomegalovirus infection by blocking virus binding to cell surface heparan sulfate Sínteses química e enzimática de peptídeos: princípios básicos e aplicações High-pressure processing and antimicrobial biodegradable packaging to control Listeria monocytogenes during storage of cooked ham Development and characterization of an active polyethylene film containing Lactobacillus curvatus CRL705 In animals, antimicrobial peptides are produced mainly in those tissues exposed to adverse conditions such as skin, eyes, and lungs, which are more likely to be in contact with microorganisms (Zasloff 2002; Papo and Shai 2003) . keywords: acid; activity; antimicrobial; cells; chemical; diffusion; film; food; formation; interaction; matrix; mechanism; membrane; methods; model; nisin; packaging; peptide; polymeric; process; properties; result; surface; synthesis; virus cache: cord-274101-vm9nh8lc.txt plain text: cord-274101-vm9nh8lc.txt item: #24 of 44 id: cord-275023-0z219rcy author: Cerofolini, Linda title: Orientation of immobilized antigens on common surfaces by a simple computational model: Exposition of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein RBD epitopes date: 2020-07-29 words: 3488 flesch: 32 summary: Therefore, the possibility to control and manipulate the exposition of the relevant residues and protein surfaces plays an important role in the rational design of devices based on immobilized proteins. A more detailed experimental verification of the predictions of protein orientation at surfaces represents a significant challenge for the current biophysical methodologies. keywords: cov-2; gold; immobilization; interaction; orientation; protein; sars; state; structure; surface cache: cord-275023-0z219rcy.txt plain text: cord-275023-0z219rcy.txt item: #25 of 44 id: cord-277665-ac8txr3h author: Grichko, Varvara P. title: 15 Nanodiamond Designing the Bio-Platform date: 2006-12-31 words: 8873 flesch: 28 summary: Bone chamber studies of new joint replacement coating materials in rabbits PLGA nanoparticles in drug delivery: The state of the art Agonists and antagonists acting at P2X(7) receptor Analysis of the coagulation of human blood cells on diamond surfaces by atomic force microscopy Behar-Cohen F (20905) Nanoparticles for gene delivery to retinal pigment epithelial cells Synthetic biocompatible cyclodextrin-based constructs for local gene delivery to improve cutaneous wound healing Charged particle detectors made of singlecrystal diamond Application of modified nanodiamonds as catalysts of heterogeneous and electrochemical catalyses Nanodiamonds for biological investigations Applications of nanodiamonds for separation and purification of proteins A study on the action of ozone and on the thermal stability of nanodiamond Selective inhibition of the oxidation of nanodiamonds for their cleaning Progress in enzyme-based biosensors using optical transducers Electroanalysis at diamondlike and doped-diamond electrodes Easy access to watersoluble fullerene derivatives via 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of azomethine ylides to C60 Biosensors for the detection of bacteria Detonation synthesis ultradispersed diamonds: Properties and applications Detonation-synthesized nanodiamonds and the possibility to develop a new generation of medicines Detonation and shock synthesis of nanodiamonds B Synthesis, antimicrobial, and anti-HIV-1 activity of certain 5-(I-adamantyl)-2-substituted thio-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 5-(1-adamantyl)-3-substituted aminomethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoline-2-thiones Synthesis, antitumor activity, and anti-HIV-1 testing of certain heterocyclic systems containing an adamantane nucleus Nanomedicine, Volume I: Basic Capabilities pH sensors based on hydrogenated diamond surfaces Diamond-like carbon coatings as biocompatible materials-An overview Conductive polymer-modified boron-doped diamond for DNA hybridization analysis Protein-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin films for biosensor applications Quartz-dust-induced production of reactive oxygen metabolites by human-granulocytes Oxygen radical production by horse and pig neutrophils induced by a range of crystals Structural requirements for inhibitors of cytochromes P4502B: Assessment of the enzyme interaction with diamondoids Adsorption and immobilization of cytochrome c on nanodiamonds Immobilization of antibodies and bacterial binding on nanodiamond and carbon nanotubes for biosensor applications Chemical reaction of hydrogenated diamond surface with peroxide radical initiators Nanocrystalline diamond surface is resistant to bacterial colonization FTIR studies on the spectral changes of the surface functional groups of ultradispersed diamond powder synthesized by explosive detonation after treatment in hydrogen, nitrogen, methane and air at different temperatures Electrochemical behavior of diamond-like carbon films for biomedical applications A nonviral DNA delivery system based on surface modified silicananoparticles can efficiently transfect cells in vitro DNA-modified diamond surfaces Highaffinity capture of proteins by diamond nanoparticles for mass spectrometric analysis A revision of the metabolic disposition of amantadine Surface-modified diamond nanoparticles as antigen delivery vehicles situ blood-brain barrier transport of nanoparticles Surface chemistry of nanodiamonds Chemical properties of detonation-synthesized ultradispersed diamond Covalently modified silicon and diamond surfaces: Resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption and optimization for biosensing Oxidation of CVD diamond powders Reactions of amines with CVD diamond nanopowders Carboxyfullerene prevents iron-induced oxidative stress in rat brain Advances toward bioapplications of carbon nanotubes Paradigm shift in NMDA receptor antagonist drug development: Molecular mechanism of uncompetitive inhibition by memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurologic disorders Functionalization of nanoscale diamond powder: Fluoro-, alkyl-, amino-, and amino acidnanodiamond derivatives Fluorinated nanodiamond as a wet chemistry precursor for diamond coatings covalently bonded to glass surface Nanoparticle technology for drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier Diamond and carbon nanotube glucose sensors based on electropolymerization Nanoscale fluorescent sensors for intracellular analysis Invasive cleavage reactions on DNA-modified diamond surfaces Influence of carbon coatings origin on the properties important for biomedical application Nanocrystalline diamond coatings Multi-walled carbon nanotube interactions with human epidermal keratinocytes Special features of structure and physico-mechanical properties of natural diamonds of Ukraine Nanoparticles, proteins, and nucleic acids: Biotechnology meets materials science Human monocytes stimulation by particles of hydroxyapatite, silicon carbide and diamond: The chapter also summarizes different approaches to the surface functionalization of nanodiamonds (ND) particles—that is, the key in successful biomedical applications followed by a discussion of modification of diamond surfaces with nucleic acids and proteins. keywords: applications; carbon; cells; chemical; delivery; detonation; diamond; dna; et al; films; gene; groups; human; nanoparticles; particles; proteins; size; surface; treatment cache: cord-277665-ac8txr3h.txt plain text: cord-277665-ac8txr3h.txt item: #26 of 44 id: cord-280184-91d8i6ix author: Querido, Micaela Machado title: Self-disinfecting surfaces and infection control date: 2019-06-01 words: 10606 flesch: 27 summary: surfaces studies, the most recent and relevant works developed on surface modification or functionalization were selected and two main types of surfaces were considered for this review -anti-adhesive surfaces and antimicrobial surfaces, along with their subtypes. For example, antimicrobial surfaces are in constant process of activity oppositely to no-touch technologies or conventional cleaning. keywords: activity; antimicrobial; aureus; bacteria; care; cleaning; contact; contamination; control; disinfection; et al; facilities; food; healthcare; hospital; infection; materials; microorganisms; patients; properties; results; silver; study; surfaces cache: cord-280184-91d8i6ix.txt plain text: cord-280184-91d8i6ix.txt item: #27 of 44 id: cord-282303-idh7io9v author: Hassan, Md. Zakiul title: Contamination of hospital surfaces with respiratory pathogens in Bangladesh date: 2019-10-28 words: 4160 flesch: 32 summary: Muzahidul; Rahman, Mahmudur; Gurley, Emily S. title: Contamination of hospital surfaces with respiratory pathogens in Bangladesh date: 2019-10-28 journal: PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224065 sha: doc_id: 282303 cord_uid: idh7io9v With limited infection control practices in overcrowded Bangladeshi hospitals, surfaces may play an important role in the transmission of respiratory pathogens in hospital wards and pose a serious risk of infection for patients, health care workers, caregivers and visitors. Respiratory viral and bacterial pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, rhinoviruses and novel coronavirus strains, can survive on hospital surfaces for days, weeks or even months. keywords: hospital; infection; pathogens; patients; pneumoniae; respiratory; surfaces; swabs; wards cache: cord-282303-idh7io9v.txt plain text: cord-282303-idh7io9v.txt item: #28 of 44 id: cord-294714-2ixbqlb0 author: Carroll, Gregory T. title: Photons to illuminate the universe of sugar diversity through bioarrays date: 2007-07-04 words: 3067 flesch: 27 summary: Newly established methods for photo-immobilizing unmodified monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides onto photoactive surfaces and coupling of photoactive carbohydrates onto polymer surfaces are reviewed. Methods that have been demonstrated include the spotting and immobilization of underivatized sugars and the use of derivatized, photoactive carbohydrates for polymer-coated substrates. keywords: abstraction; carbohydrates; microarrays; photochemical; phthalimide; reactions; sugar; surface cache: cord-294714-2ixbqlb0.txt plain text: cord-294714-2ixbqlb0.txt item: #29 of 44 id: cord-297024-90qq0xsw author: Kramer, Axel title: How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review date: 2006-08-16 words: 3398 flesch: 32 summary: Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Hygiene, I Abt Orig B 1972 Persistence of Escherichia coli O157 on farm surfaces under different environmental conditions Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acineto Survival of enteric viruses on environmental fomites Persistence of Norwalk virus on environmental surfaces and its transfer to food Survival of influenza viruses an environmental surfaces Possible transmission by fomites of respiratory syncytial virus Survival on uncommon fomites of feline calicivirus, a surrogate of noroviruses Comparative efficacy of handwashing agents against cytomegalievirus The emerging nosocomial pathogens Cryptosporidium, Escherichia coli O157:h7, Helicobacter pylori, and hepatitis C: epidemiology, environmental survival, efficacy of disinfection, and control measures Survival of human enteric viruses in the environment and food Computer keyboards and faucet handles as reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens in the intensive care unit Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on bed rails during an outbreak and during sporadic cases Environmental contamination due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: possible infection control implications The survival and transfer of microbial contamination via cloths, hands and utensils An experimental model for study of Candida survival and transmission in human volunteers Transmission of experimental rhinovirus infection by contaminated surfaces Survival of hepatitis A virus on human hands and its transfer on contact with animate an inanimate surfaces Prevention of surface-to-human transmission of rotaviruses by treatment with disinfectant spray Rotavirus survival on human hands and transfer of infectious virus to inanimate and nonporous inanimate surfaces Effects of cleaning and disinfection in reducing the spread of norovirus contamination via environmental surfaces Transmission of viruses via contact in a household setting: experiments using bacteriophage strain phiXI174 as a model virus Effect of fecal contamination on diarrheal illness rates in day-care centers Outbreak of Shigella sonnei in a clinical microbiology laboratory Outbreaks of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on neonatal and burns units of a new hospital Role of environmental cleaning in controlling an outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii on a neurosurgical intensive care unit An outbreak of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in critically ill surgical patients Distribution of multi-resistant Gram-negative versus Gram-positive bacteria in the hospital inanimate environment A nosocomial outbreak of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii originating from an intensive care unit Control of nosocomial Clostridium difficile transmission in bone marrow transplant patients Prospective evaluation of environmental contamination by Clostridium difficile in isolation side rooms Acquisition of Clostridium difficile from the hospital environment A purpose built MRSA cohort study Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a burn unit Experience of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a children's hospital Control of an outbreak of vancomycinresistant Enterococcus faecium in an oncology ward in South Africa: effective use of limited resources Management of an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the medical intensive care unit of a cancer center Role of environmental contamination as a risk factor for acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in patients treated in a medical intensive care unit Epidemiology of colonization of patients and environment with vancomycin-resistant enterococci Transfer of vancomycin-resistant enterococci via health care worker hands SARS in a hospital visitor and her intensivist SARS in hospital emergency room. key: cord-297024-90qq0xsw authors: Kramer, Axel; Schwebke, Ingeborg; Kampf, Günter title: How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? keywords: bacteria; disinfection; inanimate; months; pathogens; persistence; surfaces; survival; transmission; viruses cache: cord-297024-90qq0xsw.txt plain text: cord-297024-90qq0xsw.txt item: #30 of 44 id: cord-308857-otsrexqu author: Goel, Saurav title: Resilient and Agile Engineering Solutions to Address Societal Challenges such as Coronavirus Pandemic date: 2020-05-28 words: 10617 flesch: 43 summary: Antibodies help prevent future infections by detecting the virus and binding to their surfaces signalling the body's immune system to destroy such viruses or virus-infected cells. PSS organic electrochemical transistors for chemical and biological sensors: a mini review COVID-19: A Risk Assessment Perspective Phylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes Anti-HIV drug repurposing against SARS-CoV-2 Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation Fast Identification of Possible Drug Treatment of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) through Computational Drug Repurposing Study Structure of Mpro from COVID-19 virus and discovery of its inhibitors Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals COVID-19: keywords: coatings; coronavirus; cov-2; covid-19; detection; disease; drug; figure; infection; line; manufacturing; masks; material; nanoparticles; new; pandemic; patients; people; research; sars; surface; test; use; virus; viruses cache: cord-308857-otsrexqu.txt plain text: cord-308857-otsrexqu.txt item: #31 of 44 id: cord-311349-145kwny3 author: Mariani, Stefano title: Surface plasmon resonance applications in clinical analysis date: 2014-02-25 words: 13457 flesch: 33 summary: Advances in surface plasmon resonance biosensor technology towards high-throughput, food-safety analysis Recent developments and applications of surface plasmon resonance biosensors for the detection of mycotoxins in foodstuffs Surface plasmon resonance for detection of genetically modified organisms in the food supply Direct detection of E. Coli O157:H7 in selected food systems by a surface plasmon resonance biosensor Surface plasmon resonance in doping analysis Realtime and label-free bio-sensing of molecular interactions by surface plasmon resonance: a laboratory medicine perspective Cancer biomarker detection by surface plasmon resonance biosensors Proteomic applications of surface plasmon resonance biosensors: analysis of protein arrays Surface plasmon resonance mass spectrometry in proteomics Rapid and label-free bacteria detection by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors Recent advancements in surface plasmon resonance immunosensors for detection of small molecules of biomedical, food and environmental interest Emerging optofluidic technologies for point-of-care genetic analysis systems: a review Surface plasmon resonance sensors: review Advances in surface plasmon resonance biosensor analysis Present and future of surface plasmon resonance biosensors Recent advances in surface plasmon resonance based techniques for bioanalysis Surface plasmon resonance sensors for detection of chemical and biological species Surface plasmon resonance imaging Surface plasmon resonance imaging for affinity-based biosensors Surface plasmon resonance imaging measurements of ultrathin organic films Surface plasmon resonance imaging as a tool to monitor biomolecular interactions in an array based format On a remarkable case of uneven distribution of light in a diffraction grating spectrum Radiative decay of non-radiative surface plasmons excited by light Excitation of nonradiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection Surface plasmon resonance sensing of nucleic acids: a review Immunosensors-principles and applications to clinical chemistry Surface plasmon resonancebased immunoassays Surface plasmon resonance imaging for nucleic acid detection Artificial DNA and surface plasmon resonance New trends in affinity sensing: aptamers for ligand binding Aptamer-based molecular recognition for biosensor development From oligonucleotide shapes to genomic SELEX: novel biological regulatory loops Methods developed for SELEX Advances in the manufacture of MIP nanoparticles Molecularly imprinted polymers and their use in biomimetic sensors The art of immobilization for SPR sensors. SPR based biosensor belongs to refractometric devices, since the propagation of the SPW is sensitive to changes in the refractive index of the dielectric. keywords: analysis; anti; antibodies; assay; biosensor; buffer; cancer; chip; coupling; detection; dna; et al; human; imaging; method; patients; plasmon; plasmon resonance; protein; resonance; samples; sensing; sensitivity; sera; serum; spr; surface; surface plasmon cache: cord-311349-145kwny3.txt plain text: cord-311349-145kwny3.txt item: #32 of 44 id: cord-313356-ninzeazy author: Fiorillo, Luca title: COVID-19 Surface Persistence: A Recent Data Summary and Its Importance for Medical and Dental Settings date: 2020-04-30 words: 3808 flesch: 47 summary: Concerning the persistence of the virus on different surfaces, and in particular on metals containing copper, these findings are interesting and could lead to the development of new surfaces with viricidal or bactericidal properties. [26] , aerosol and surface virus transmission is plausible, since it can remain viable and infectious for hours or days. keywords: bias; coronavirus; covid-19; days; persistence; sars; surfaces cache: cord-313356-ninzeazy.txt plain text: cord-313356-ninzeazy.txt item: #33 of 44 id: cord-322143-hkh1grys author: Turnage, Nicole L. title: Sampling methods for recovery of human enteric viruses from environmental surfaces date: 2017-06-17 words: 6663 flesch: 36 summary: Drying time for enteric virus surface sampling is highly variable and dependent on factors including volume of virus suspension and desiccation (Table 1) . For instance, stainless steel is a hydrophilic (contact angle of 58.2°in water, surface energy of 50.3 mJ/m 2 ) and negatively charged surface in which microorganisms have been shown to develop irreversible attachment within one minute potentially making surface recovery more difficult (Mafu et al., 1990; Mafu et al., 1991) . keywords: efficiencies; enteric; et al; hnov; recovery; sampling; studies; surfaces; swabs; viruses cache: cord-322143-hkh1grys.txt plain text: cord-322143-hkh1grys.txt item: #34 of 44 id: cord-328816-xyj8mc8g author: A, Jishnu title: Superhydrophobic graphene-based materials with self-cleaning and anticorrosion performance: An appraisal of neoteric advancement and future perspectives date: 2020-08-15 words: 4263 flesch: 16 summary: (60) presented another simple route towards the fabrication of superhydrophobic graphene surface via thermal reduction method and they obtained a transparent nano-sphere structure with excellent WCA as shown in Ngyuen and co-workers synthesized graphene-based sponges with enormous absorption capacities (165 times their own weight) there by making them apt for large-scale application(61). Applications A review on graphene-based polymer composite coatings for the corrosion protection of metals Graphene coatings: probing the limits of the one atom thick protection layer Superhydrophobic graphene/nafion nanohybrid films with hierarchical roughness A route towards superhydrophobic graphene surfaces: surface-treated reduced graphene oxide spheres Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic properties of graphene-based sponges fabricated using a facile dip coating method In situ preparation of graphene/polypyrrole nanocomposite via electrochemical co-deposition methodology for anti-corrosion application Thiolated graphene-based superhydrophobic sponges for oil-water separation keywords: cleaning; coatings; graphene; materials; oil; oxide; properties; self; separation; superhydrophobic; surface; water cache: cord-328816-xyj8mc8g.txt plain text: cord-328816-xyj8mc8g.txt item: #35 of 44 id: cord-332719-tjrz4ulk author: Harris, Debra title: Indoor Finish Material Influence on Contamination, Transmission, and Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) date: 2020-08-31 words: 4061 flesch: 37 summary: key: cord-332719-tjrz4ulk authors: Harris, Debra; Taylor, Keyanna P.; Napierkowski, Katie; Zechmann, Bernd title: Indoor Finish Material Influence on Contamination, Transmission, and Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) date: 2020-08-31 journal: HERD DOI: 10.1177/1937586720952892 sha: doc_id: 332719 cord_uid: tjrz4ulk OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate environmental surface materials used in healthcare environments for material composition, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) viability, and a comparison of two disinfectants, a bleach germicidal cleaner and Decon7, a novel disinfectant. Environmental surface materials were evaluated as new and worn. keywords: cleaning; disinfection; environmental; healthcare; material; mrsa; samples; study; surface cache: cord-332719-tjrz4ulk.txt plain text: cord-332719-tjrz4ulk.txt item: #36 of 44 id: cord-334818-8qx045b9 author: Garrett, J. Hudson title: The Importance of the Clinical Environment in the Transmission of Health Care-Associated Infections date: 2015-12-31 words: 1807 flesch: 32 summary: The cleanliness of medical equipment such as a portable ultrasound machines, patient care surfaces, and environment surfaces are all included; thus, an impeccably clean environment is a shared goal between environmental services workers and vascular access professionals. Transmission can result from contact with either contaminated hands or environment surfaces, and also a patient's own skin flora. keywords: care; environment; health; infection; surfaces cache: cord-334818-8qx045b9.txt plain text: cord-334818-8qx045b9.txt item: #37 of 44 id: cord-335372-tncjfdtp author: HACKNEY, RAYMOND W. title: USING A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR TO DETECT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION IN THE DENTAL OPERATORY date: 1998-11-30 words: 6079 flesch: 49 summary: [38] We found no reports in which such oral streptococci were evaluated as indicators of oral contamination of dental equipment surfaces. This article addresses the difficult task of infection control assessment and monitoring for oral contamination on dental operatory surfaces handled during dental treatment. keywords: ahs; contamination; control; dental; infection; operatory; patients; percent; saliva; samples; sampling; surfaces cache: cord-335372-tncjfdtp.txt plain text: cord-335372-tncjfdtp.txt item: #38 of 44 id: cord-348629-fnn9wshy author: Moccia, Giuseppina title: An alternative approach for the decontamination of hospital settings date: 2020-10-21 words: 4872 flesch: 29 summary: Microfiber wipes used had the following characteristics: high density with 40× surface area than a conventional cotton-loop mop; were split to create gripping hooks that make them highly absorbent; weigh of 20 g and specifically 100 g/m 2 ; various dimensions such as 20 × 27 cm 2 for surface cleaning and 22 × 60 cm 2 for floors and larger surface; more than 90% of disinfectant solution impregnated could be absorbed (0,04 mL/cm 2 of disinfectant solution). Proposed methods for hospital cleaning assessment WHO WASH in health care facilities: global baseline report 2019. keywords: cleaning; cloths; contamination; disinfectant; disinfection; healthcare; hospital; surfaces; system; use; wipes cache: cord-348629-fnn9wshy.txt plain text: cord-348629-fnn9wshy.txt item: #39 of 44 id: cord-348840-s8wjg4ar author: Cobrado, L. title: High-touch surfaces: microbial neighbours at hand date: 2017-06-25 words: 5843 flesch: 17 summary: Microbial pathogens most frequently involved in the contamination of hospital environmental surfaces are (methicillinresistant) Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycinresistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile, multidrug resistant Gramme-negative bacilli (such as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter and Enterobacteriaceae), Norovirus, Coronavirus and Candida species [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] . The aim of this manuscript is to review the role of hightouch surfaces in healthcare-associated infections, from the aetiology to strategies for surface cleaning and addressing preventive trends. keywords: cleaning; control; decontamination; disinfectants; disinfection; healthcare; hospital; hydrogen; infections; light; outbreak; pathogens; peroxide; surfaces; use cache: cord-348840-s8wjg4ar.txt plain text: cord-348840-s8wjg4ar.txt item: #40 of 44 id: cord-349721-wdjlr4z4 author: Szpiro, L. title: Role of interfering substances in the survival of coronaviruses on surfaces and their impact on the efficiency of hand and surface disinfection date: 2020-08-25 words: 3993 flesch: 34 summary: As observed for a large number of respiratory viruses, airborne transmission and fomite transmission are thought to play important roles in the epidemiology of these viruses (1) . Mixing of highly concentrated inocula with respiratory mucus increased the infectiousness of influenza viruses, allowing its transmission for up to 17 days (18) and thus confirming the protective role of human mucus for the survival of respiratory viruses previously shown by Parker et al (19) . keywords: hand; mucus; preprint; sars; surface; virucidal; virus cache: cord-349721-wdjlr4z4.txt plain text: cord-349721-wdjlr4z4.txt item: #41 of 44 id: cord-350236-7fit8q1s author: Wan, Bin title: On-site analysis of COVID-19 on the surfaces in wards date: 2020-08-18 words: 1569 flesch: 47 summary: To our knowledge, we present the first on-site analysis of COVID-19 surface contamination in wards. Therefore, surface contamination in wards should be monitored for disease control and hygiene purposes. keywords: contamination; covid-19; detection; samples; surface cache: cord-350236-7fit8q1s.txt plain text: cord-350236-7fit8q1s.txt item: #42 of 44 id: cord-352796-6einbent author: Theodore Coroneo, Minas title: The eye as the discrete but defensible portal of coronavirus infection date: 2020-05-21 words: 5345 flesch: 31 summary: Since this 1919 study (5), a number of other studies have investigated ocular surface area and reported as a total (for two eyes) as 226-426 (25) and 300-640 mm 2 (26) , indicating that the figure from Maxcy's early study (5) was a good estimate (Table 1) of the visible ocular surface. For instance, investigations can include initial local delivery of a combination of chloroquine, zinc and azithromycin to the eyelids and ocular surface with eye drops or a spray/aerosol. keywords: ace2; area; chloroquine; coronavirus; cov-2; disease; eye; human; infection; receptor; sars; study; surface; transmission cache: cord-352796-6einbent.txt plain text: cord-352796-6einbent.txt item: #43 of 44 id: cord-354137-6oe8nj1j author: Wang, Hua title: Aspects of recent development of immunosensors date: 2008-05-20 words: 9977 flesch: 18 summary: A plasmapolymerized fi lm for surface plasmon resonance immunosensing A reusable piezo-immunosensor with amplifi ed sensitivity for ceruloplasmin based on plasma-polymerized fi lm Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon Carbon nanotube/tefl on composite electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrochemical biosensing platforms using platinum nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes Synthesis, structural characterization, and immunological properties of carbon nanotubes functionalized with peptides Novel immunoassay for Toxoplasma gondii-specifi c immunoglobulin G using a silica nanoparticle-based biomolecular immobilization method Self-assembled monolayers as the coating in a quartz piezoelectric crystal immunosensor to detect salmonella in aqueous solution Fabrication of self-assembled protein A monolayer and its application as an immunosensor A protein A-based orientation-controlled immobilization strategy for antibodies using nanometer-sized gold particles and plasma-polymerized fi lm Atomic force spectroscopybased study of antibody pesticide interactions for characterization of immunosensor surface In situ quartz crystal microbalance monitoring of FabЈ-fragment binding to linker lipids in a phosphatidylcholine monolayer matrix: application to immunosensors Oriented immobilization of antibodies and its applications in immunoassays and immunosensors Use of protein A as an immunological reagent and its application using fl ow injection: a review Comparative study of IgG binding to proteins G and A: nonequilibrium kinetic and binding constant determination with the acoustic waveguide device Site-directed immobilization of glycoproteins on hydrazidecontaining solid supports Oriented immobilization of antibodies onto the gold surfaces via their native thiol groups The majority of known immunosensor devices belong to the group of electrochemical immunosensors. keywords: amperometric; analysis; antibodies; antibody; antigen; applications; binding; detection; development; electrode; gold; immobilization; immunoassay; immunosensor; impedance; piezoelectric; protein; sensitivity; specifi; surface cache: cord-354137-6oe8nj1j.txt plain text: cord-354137-6oe8nj1j.txt item: #44 of 44 id: cord-355181-affuyn8z author: Poggio, Claudio title: Copper-Alloy Surfaces and Cleaning Regimens against the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Dentistry and Orthopedics. From Fomites to Anti-Infective Nanocoatings date: 2020-07-22 words: 5801 flesch: 38 summary: Exposure to copper surfaces results in morphological changes to human coronavirus particles visible in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) [67] . Given this context, the use of copper surfaces brings a new perspective for constant and inherent disinfection. keywords: alloy; copper; coronavirus; cov-2; covid-19; infection; metal; nanoparticles; sars; spread; surfaces; virus cache: cord-355181-affuyn8z.txt plain text: cord-355181-affuyn8z.txt