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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Aaron Seitz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Edwards, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Erich Gulbins, Cincinnati, OH (US);
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods for applying a sphingolipid aggregate coating to a surface of a substrate for inhibition and prevention of biofilm growth, methods for inhibiting and preventing biofilms, biofilm-inhibiting coatings and coated devices are provided. Coating processes include suspending an amount of sphingolipid in a medium-to-fast-evaporating organic solvent; b) applying energy to the suspension sufficient to create a colloidal dispersion of sphingolipid in the solvent; c) heating the dispersion sufficient to create a solution; and d) coating the surface of the substrate with at least one application of solution, each application followed directly by a complete solvent evaporation period. The resulting coatings exhibit aggregate architectures particularly effective for inhibition and prevention of biofilms.