Dear Friends:
I was reading the messages of the denture biofilms and I decided to
ask you a, perhaps, too generic question.
I would like to know if there is a way to prevent the formation of
biofilms (specially in the bucal cavity) hiding or saturating the
attachment area of the bacteria.
I read some messages about the use of polymeric material as coatings
but my question would be also related to substances that mimic the
way the bacteria use to attach (pili, lectins, adhesins, etc) that we
can use, before the bacteria began making the biofilm.
In a certain way antibodies do this job, but they are produced by the
human host and not added.
Do you know any references about this kind of strategy ?
Is it feasible, I mean looking for a similar way the bacteria attach
and using it to prevent the attachment?
I thank you in advance for your kind help.
Best Regards
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Jaime Finguerut (Mr., chem.eng.)
Copersucar
Cx.Postal 162 Piracicaba
Sao Paulo BRAZIL 13400-970
fax +55 19 429 8109
jaime at azul.ctc.com.br
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