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Insights into the physical and chemical properties of struvite crystal surfaces in terms of the effectiveness of bacterial adhesion

In this paper, we present the results of research on the physicochemical properties of two selected faces of the struvite crystal, which is the main component of infectious urinary stones. Two main faces, (001) and ([Formula: see text] ), ending the c-axis, were selected for the study. These faces a...

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Autores principales: Prywer, Jolanta, Torzewska, Agnieszka, Cichomski, Michał, Michałowski, Paweł Piotr
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10076433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37020117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32758-3
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Torzewska, Agnieszka
Cichomski, Michał
Michałowski, Paweł Piotr
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description In this paper, we present the results of research on the physicochemical properties of two selected faces of the struvite crystal, which is the main component of infectious urinary stones. Two main faces, (001) and ([Formula: see text] ), ending the c-axis, were selected for the study. These faces are not related by symmetry relations, which means, among other things, that they should have a different atomic structure, which was confirmed experimentally. In addition, the studies show that the tested surfaces have hydrophilic properties, however, the ([Formula: see text] ) face is more hydrophilic compared to the (001) face. The physicochemical properties of the crystal as a whole, as well as the physicochemical properties of these faces influence the magnitude of adhesion. The adhesive force in both water and artificial urine is greater for face ([Formula: see text] ) compared to face (001). The assessment of the adhesion of Proteus mirabilis bacteria in artificial urine also shows that the adhesion is greater for face ([Formula: see text] ) than for face (001). The adhesion of bacteria to the examined faces of the struvite crystal, and in particular the increased adhesion of bacteria to the face ([Formula: see text] ), may be the first stage of biofilm formation, which may result in a high rate of recurrence of infectious urinary stones after treatment.
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spelling pubmed-100764332023-04-07 Insights into the physical and chemical properties of struvite crystal surfaces in terms of the effectiveness of bacterial adhesion Prywer, Jolanta Torzewska, Agnieszka Cichomski, Michał Michałowski, Paweł Piotr Sci Rep Article In this paper, we present the results of research on the physicochemical properties of two selected faces of the struvite crystal, which is the main component of infectious urinary stones. Two main faces, (001) and ([Formula: see text] ), ending the c-axis, were selected for the study. These faces are not related by symmetry relations, which means, among other things, that they should have a different atomic structure, which was confirmed experimentally. In addition, the studies show that the tested surfaces have hydrophilic properties, however, the ([Formula: see text] ) face is more hydrophilic compared to the (001) face. The physicochemical properties of the crystal as a whole, as well as the physicochemical properties of these faces influence the magnitude of adhesion. The adhesive force in both water and artificial urine is greater for face ([Formula: see text] ) compared to face (001). The assessment of the adhesion of Proteus mirabilis bacteria in artificial urine also shows that the adhesion is greater for face ([Formula: see text] ) than for face (001). The adhesion of bacteria to the examined faces of the struvite crystal, and in particular the increased adhesion of bacteria to the face ([Formula: see text] ), may be the first stage of biofilm formation, which may result in a high rate of recurrence of infectious urinary stones after treatment. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-04-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10076433/ /pubmed/37020117 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32758-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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