Early biofilm and streamer formation is mediated by wall shear stress and surface wettability: A multifactorial microfluidic study

Implication of Surface Properties, Bacterial Motility, and Hydrodynamic Conditions on Bacterial Surface Sensing and Their Initial Adhesion

(2021) Sherry Zheng et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Microfluidic accumulation assay to quantify the attachment of the marine bacterium Cobetia marina on fouling-release coatings

(2020) Jana Schwarze et al.   Biointerphases

Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms

(2019) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Turbulence accelerates the growth of drinking water biofilms

(2018) E. Tsagkari et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Confined Flow: Consequences and Implications for Bacteria and Biofilms

(2018) Jacinta C. Conrad et al.   Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Influence of Type I Fimbriae and Fluid Shear Stress on Bacterial Behavior and Multicellular Architecture of Early Escherichia coli Biofilms at Single-Cell Resolution

(2018) Liyun Wang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rapid aggregation of biofilm-covered microplastics with marine biogenic particles

(2018) Jan Michels et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Red pepper Capsicum baccatum: source of antiadhesive and antibiofilm compounds against nosocomial bacteria

(2018) Rafael Gomes Von Borowski et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics

(2017) Merel Kooi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Escherichia coli biofilm formation and dispersion under hydrodynamic conditions on metal surfaces

(2017) Martina Oder et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Mechanosensing of shear byPseudomonas aeruginosaleads to increased levels of the cyclic-di-GMP signal initiating biofilm development

(2017) Christopher A. Rodesney et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Efficacy of a surfactant-based wound dressing on biofilm control

(2017) Steven L. Percival et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

An Early-Stage Atherosclerosis Research Model Based on Microfluidics

(2016) Wenfu Zheng et al.   Small

The Mechanical World of Bacteria

(2015) Alexandre Persat et al.   CELL

Effects of Material Properties on Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation

(2015) F. Song et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Interplay of physical mechanisms and biofilm processes: review of microfluidic methods

(2015) A. Karimi et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Natural Green Coating Inhibits Adhesion of Clinically Important Bacteria

(2015) Danielle S. Trentin et al.   Scientific Reports

Available surface dictates microbial adhesion capacity

(2014) Klemen Bohinc et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES

The present and future role of microfluidics in biomedical research

(2014) Eric K. Sackmann et al.   NATURE

Effect of temperature on biofilm formation by Antarctic marine bacteria in a microfluidic device

(2013) Heon-Ho Jeong et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Life under flow: A novel microfluidic device for the assessment of anti-biofilm technologies

(2013) Maria Salta et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Anti-Biofilm Performance of Three Natural Products against Initial Bacterial Attachment

(2013) Maria Salta et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Biofilm development and enhanced stress resistance of a model, mixed-species community biofilm

(2013) Kai Wei Kelvin Lee et al.   ISME Journal

A high-throughput microfluidic dental plaque biofilm system to visualize and quantify the effect of antimicrobials

(2013) W. C. Nance et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Shear stress tolerance of Streptococcus mutans aggregates determined by microfluidic funnel device (μFFD)

(2013) Wahhida Shumi et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Hydrodynamic effects on bacterial biofilm development in a microfluidic environment

(2013) Junghyun Kim et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Biofilm streamers cause catastrophic disruption of flow with consequences for environmental and medical systems

(2013) Knut Drescher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacteria–surface interactions

(2013) Hannah H. Tuson et al.   Soft Matter

Analytical Challenges of Microbial Biofilms on Medical Devices

(2012) Akos Vertes et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Effect of bacterial biofilms formed on fouling-release coatings from natural seawater and Cobetia marina, on the adhesion of two marine algae

(2012) Sophie Mieszkin et al.   BIOFOULING

Formation of bacterial streamers during filtration in microfluidic systems

(2012) Aurélie Marty et al.   BIOFOULING

Mini-review: Convection around biofilms

(2012) Philip S. Stewart   BIOFOULING

Microfluidic Assay to Quantify the Adhesion of Marine Bacteria

(2012) M. P. Arpa-Sancet et al.   Biointerphases

Microscale confinement features can affect biofilm formation

(2012) Aloke Kumar et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Blood–plasma separation in Y-shaped bifurcating microfluidic channels: a dissipative particle dynamics simulation study

(2012) Xuejin Li et al.   PHYSICAL BIOLOGY

Effect of shear stress and growth conditions on detachment and physical properties of biofilms

(2012) Etienne Paul et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Secondary Flow as a Mechanism for the Formation of Biofilm Streamers

(2011) Roberto Rusconi et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Study of Wetting and Adhesion Interactions between Water and Various Polymer and Superhydrophobic Surfaces

(2011) Benedict Samuel et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Physicochemical regulation of biofilm formation

(2011) Lars D. Renner et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Current understanding of multi‐species biofilms

(2011) Liang Yang et al.   International Journal of Oral Science

The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

(2011) Niels Høiby et al.   International Journal of Oral Science

Environmental factors that affect Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation in a microfluidic device mimicking teeth

(2010) Wahhida Shumi et al.   BioChip Journal

Economic impact of biofouling on a naval surface ship

(2010) M. P. Schultz et al.   BIOFOULING

Microbial biofilms associated with biliary stent clogging

(2010) Emilio Guaglianone et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Laminar flow around corners triggers the formation of biofilm streamers

(2010) R. Rusconi et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

In situ monitoring of antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial biofilms in a microfluidic device

(2010) Keun Pil Kim et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

The biofilm matrix

(2010) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Interactions of bacteria with specific biomaterial surface chemistries under flow conditions

(2009) M.G. Katsikogianni et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Bacterial adhesion: From mechanism to control

(2009) Katsutoshi Hori et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Computational study of the drag and oscillatory movement of biofilm streamers in fast flows

(2009) Danial Taherzadeh et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

The growing importance of materials that prevent microbial adhesion: antimicrobial effect of medical devices containing silver

(2009) Douglas Roberto Monteiro et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Effects of Shear Rate on Propagation of Blood Clotting Determined Using Microfluidics and Numerical Simulations

(2008) Matthew K. Runyon et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Role of shear stress on composition, diversity and dynamics of biofilm bacterial communities

(2008) A ROCHEX et al.   WATER RESEARCH