52 Prof. Banin Ehud The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Director of BINA Nano-Biomedicine Center Nano-Cleantech Center Research Areas • Bacterial biofilms • Nanoparticles with anti-biofilm properties • Bacterial virulence • Bio-ethanol production Abstract The Biofilm Research Laboratory Our lab focuses on microbial biofilms, with the aim of understanding the signals and processes that promote biofilm formation and finding new methods for treating biofilm-related medical, industrial and environmental problems. Nanotechnology can provide new opportunities for preventing and fighting biofilm-mediated problems via atomic-scale tailored nanomaterials. Our group is exploring the utility of potential antimicrobial / antibiofilm nanomaterials including metal fluorides, metal oxides and N-halamine nanoparticles which can provide long lasting rechargeable antibiofilm/ antimicrobial activity. TEM micrographs of S. aureus (cyan) treated with the synthesized nanoparticles (yellow). The nano particles target bacteria and mark them for destruction. Publications 2022 and 2023 • Maya Moshe, Chhedi Lal Gupta, Noa Sela, Dror Minz, Ehud Banin, Omer Frenkel, Eddie Cytryn. “Comparative genomics of Bacillus cereus sensu lato spp. biocontrol strains in correlation to in-vitro phenotypes and plant pathogen antagonistic capacity”. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023. • Moorthy Maruthapandi, Akanksha Gupta, Arumugam Saravanan, Gila Jacobi, Ehud Banin, John HT Luong, Aharon Gedanken. “Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of lignin-capped Cu2O nanocomposite with antibiofilm properties”. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023. • Matan Nissim, Taly lline-Vul, Sivan Shoshani, Gila Jacobi, Eyal Malka, Aviv Dombrovsky, Ehud Banin, Shlomo Margel. “Synthesis and Characterization of Durable Antibiofilm and Antiviral SilanePhosphonium Thin Coatings for Medical and Agricultural Applications”. ACS Omega, 2023. • Tom Naor, Shira Gigi, Nir Waiskopf, Gila Jacobi, Sivan Shoshani, Doron Kam, Shlomo Magdassi, Ehud Banin, Uri Banin. “ZnO Quantum Photoinitiators as an All-in-One Solution for Multifunctional Photopolymer Nanocomposites”. ACS nano, 2023. • Jennifer L Greenwich, Derek Fleming, Ehud Banin, Susanne Häussler, Birthe V Kjellerup, Karin Sauer, Karen L Visick, Clay Fuqua. “The biofilm community resurfaces: new findings and post-pandemic progress”. Journal of Bacteriology, 2023. • Raz Cohen, Karthik Ananth Mani, Madina Primatova, Gila Jacobi, Einat Zelinger, Eduard Belausov, Elazar Fallik, Ehud Banin, Guy Mechrez. “A green formulation for superhydrophobic coatings based on Pickering emulsion templating for anti-biofilm applications”. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2023. • Shira Gigi, Tom Naor, Nir Waiskopf, David Stone, Michal Natan, Gila Jacobi, Adar Levi, Sergei Remennik, Yael Levi-Kalisman, Ehud Banin, Uri Banin. “Photoactive Antimicrobial CuZnO Nanocrystals”. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022. • Akanksha Gupta, Moorthy Maruthapandi, Poushali Das, Arumugam Saravanan, Gila Jacobi, Michal Natan, Ehud Banin, John HT Luong, Aharon Gedanken. “Cuprous Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated Fabric Materials with Anti-biofilm Properties”. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022. • Aleksandra Ivanova, Kristina Ivanova, Luisa Fiandra, Paride Mantecca, Tiziano Catelani, Michal Natan, Ehud Banin, Gila Jacobi, Tzanko Tzanov. “Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Antiviral FarnesolContaining Nanoparticles Prevent Staphylococcus aureus from Drug Resistance Development”. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022. • Angela Gala Morena, Arnau Bassegoda, Michal Natan, Gila Jacobi, Ehud Banin, Tzanko Tzanov. “Antibacterial Properties and Mechanisms of Action of Sonoenzymatically Synthesized LigninBased Nanoparticles”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022. • Esther Shmidov, Ilana Lebenthal-Loinger, Shira Roth, Sarit Karako-Lampert, Itzhak Zander, Sivan Shoshani, Amos Danielli, Ehud Banin. “PrrT/A, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacterial Encoded ToxinAntitoxin System Involved in Prophage Regulation and Biofilm Formation”. Microbiology Spectrum, 2022. • Yevgenia Shebis, Alexander Laskavy, Anat Molad-Filossof, Hadar Arnon-Rips, Michal Natan-Warhaftig, Gila Jacobi, Elazar Fallik, Ehud Banin, Elena Poverenov. “Nonradical synthesis of chitosan-quercetin polysaccharide: Properties, bioactivity and applications”. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022. with the Use of Lithium Polysulfides Containing Electrolyte Solutions”. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022. • Kai Zong, Tianzhi Chu, Dongqing Liu, Andleeb Mehmood, Tianju Fan, Waseem Raza, Arshad Hussain, Yonggui Deng, Wei Liu, Ali Saad, Jie Zhao, Ying Li, Doron Aurbach, Xingke Cai. “Bridging 1D Inorganic and Organic Synthesis to Fabricate Ultrathin Bismuth-Based Nanotubes with Controllable Size as Anode Materials for Secondary Li Batteries”. Small, 2022.
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