Klemen Bohinc

Title : Microbial adhesion capacity on orthopedic implants

Abstract:

The application of orthopedic implants in our body is associated with the possibility of infection. To have the infections under control interactions between microorganisms and implant surfaces needs to be understood. Therefore, in this presentation we consider the microbial adhesion capacity of S. aureus on the implant surfaces modified by coatings. The surfaces are characterized by roughness, hydrophobicity, morphology, texture and electric potential measurements. Finally, the influence of different implant surface coatings on bacterial adhesion extent will be discussed [1].

[1] U. Gartner, R. Gošnak Dahmane, G. Slaheddine, AM Zore, K. Bohinc, Bacterial adhesion on orthopedic implants. Advances in colloid and interface science. 2020, 283,  1-12.

Biography:

Klemen Bohinc Assoc. Prof., graduated in the field of Physics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ljubljana. In 2001 he received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana and in 2012 Ph.D. in Physics from the Faculty of Natural sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor. Currently he teaches Biomechanics and Biophysics at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana. His research interests are electrostatics and statistical physics of biological macromolecules/membranes, characterization of nanoparticles as well as microbial adhesion to material surfaces.