Evaluation of the Anti-Biofilm Effects of

Biosurfactants and Silver Nanoparticles on

Biomaterials Surfaces

Adriano Guimaraes Parreira; Paulo Afonso Granjeiro; Cirne-Santos CC; Cinthia Souza Mano

Research Article

Evaluation of the Anti-Biofilm Effects of Biosurfactants and Silver Nanoparticles on Biomaterials Surfaces

Adriano Guimaraes Parreira*, Paulo Afonso Granjeiro and Cinthia Souza Mano

Divinópolis MG Unit, UFSJ Campus CCO University, Brazil

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Received Date: February 13, 2020; Published Date: March 04, 2020

Abstract

The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by the bite of blood-sucking mosquitoes and causes a significant public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions [1]. The disease carried out by the virus is generally characterized by acute fever in the first days, the presence of skin rashes and polyarthralgia accompanied by headaches, joint swelling and inflammatory conditions such as conjunctivitis. Hematophagous arthropods vectors such as: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the most common transmitters of Chikungunya fever to humans [2].

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Citation

Max W L G, Claudio Cesar C-S, Caroline de S B, Izabel C P P. Chikungunya: Resurgent Arbovirus and its Impact in Brazil. Arch Biomed Eng & Biotechnol. 3(5): 2020. ABEB.MS.ID.000575.