A biofilm is an interface-associated colloidal dispersion of bacterial cells and excreted
polymers in which microorganisms find protection from their environment. Successful …

The search for new antifouling (AF) coatings that are environmentally benign has led to
renewed interest in the ways that micro‐organisms colonize substrates in the marine …

Bacterial communities attached to surfaces and established a protected mode of growth
within extracellular matrix substances are defined as a bacterial biofilm. Formation of the …

The significant role of biofilms in pathogenicity has spurred research into preventing their
formation and promoting their disruption, resulting in overlooked opportunities to develop …

Bacteria in porous media, such as soils, aquifers, and filters, often form surface-attached
communities known as biofilms. Biofilms are affected by fluid flow through the porous …

Membrane technologies have been widely applied in water treatment, wastewater
reclamation and seawater desalination. Feed spacer present in spiral wound membrane …

Microalgal biofilms have so far received little attention as post-treatment for municipal
wastewater treatment plants, with the result that the removal capacity of microalgal biofilms …

Detachment is one of the major processes determining the physical structure and microbial
functionalities of biofilms. To predict detachment, it is necessary to take the mechanical …

There is growing evidence that individual bacteria sense and respond to changes in
mechanical loading. However, the subtle responses of multispecies biofilms to dynamic fluid …

Diffusion of the electron acceptor is the rate controlling step in virtually all biofilm reactors
employed for aerobic wastewater treatment. The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) …