L. V. Didenko, G. A. Avtandilov, N. V. Shevlyagina, T. A. Smirnova, I. Y. Lebedenko, F. Tatti, C. Savoia, G. Evans and M. Milani, “Biodestruction of Polyurethane by Staphylococcus Aureus (an Investigation by SEM, TEM and FIB),” In: A. Méndez-Vilas, Ed., Current Microscopy Contributions to Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. 1, Formatex Research Center, Badajoz, 2012, pp. 323-334.

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• TITLE: Nanoparticles Production and Inclusion in S. aureus Incubated with Polyurethane: An Electron Microscopy Analysis

  AUTHORS: Lyubov V. Didenko, George A. Avtandilov, Natalia V. Shevlyagina, N. M. Shustrova, Tatiana A. Smirnova, I. Y. Lebedenko, Roberta Curia, Claudio Savoia, Francesco Tatti, Marziale Milani

  KEYWORDS: Polyurethane; S. aureus; Biodestruction; Endocytosis; FIB/SEM (Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope); TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope); STEM (Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope)

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Medical Imaging, Vol.3 No.2, June 4, 2013

  ABSTRACT: This study shows that submicron/nanoparticles found in bacterial cells (S. aureus) incubated with polyurethane (a material commonly used for prostheses in odontostomatology) are a consequence of biodestruction. The presence of polyurethane nanoparticles into bacterial vesicles suggests that the internalization process occurs through endocytosis. TEM and FIB/SEM are a suitable set of correlated instruments and techniques for this multi facet investigation: polyurethane particles influence the properties of S. aureus from the morpho-functional standpoint that may have undesirable effects on the human body. S. aureus and C. albicans are symbiotic microorganisms; it was observed that C. albicans has a similar interaction with polyurethane and an increment of the biodestruction capacity is expected by its mutual work with S. aureus.