Materials used to prevent adhesion, growth and biofilm formation of Candida species.

The species of the Candida genus are opportunistic pathogenic fungi found in humans and are responsible for approximately 80% of worldwide fungal infections. Aimed to diminish and preventing Candida adhesion to cells or implanted devices in the human host, a large diversity of materials has been developed and functionalized that have attracted much interest. Furthermore, these materials have been focused almost exclusively on Candida albicans, followed by Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida tropicalis. Although an important diversity of materials have been synthesized to prevent adherence and formation of biofilms by Candida species, it is however important to evaluate the capacity of each material in terms of its property to diminish the adherence of Candida. These materials are discussed in this review.