Adhesion of gram‐negative rod‐shaped bacteria on 1D nano‐ripple glass pattern in weak magnetic fields

Abstract

This research project has major applications in the healthcare and biomedical industries. Bacteria reside in human bodies and play an integral role in the mechanism of life. However, their excessive growth or the invasion of similar agents can be dangerous and may cause fatal or incurable diseases. On the other hand, increased exposure to electromagnetic radiation and its impact on health and safety is a common concern to medical science. Some nanostructure materials have interesting properties regarding facilitating or impeding cell growth. An understanding of these phenomena can be utilized to establish the optimum benefit of these structures in healthcare and medical research. We focus on the commonly found rod-shaped, gram-negative bacteria and their orientation and community development on the cellular level in the presence of weak magnetic fields on one dimensional nano-ripple glass patterns to investigate the impact of nanostructures on the growth pattern of bacteria. The change in bacterial behavior on nanostructures and the impact of magnetic fields will open up new venues in the utilization of nanostructures. It is noticed that bacterial entrapment in nano-grooves leads to the growth of larger colonies on the nanostructures, whereas magnetic fields reduce the size of colonies and suppress their growth.

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“…There are several parameters affecting the role of field interaction such as bacteria type, growing phase, and conditions of growth. Not only this but also, the field type, strength, frequency, time of application, and field proximity to exposed cells 58 – 60 . The metabolic process of bacterial cells possesses various intercommunication signals that acting between cells to complete the vitality process 61 .…”