Develo** reliable anti-biofilm strategies or efficient biofilm-based bioprocesses strongly
depends on having a clear understanding of the mechanisms underlying biofilm …

Bacteria in natural and artificial environments often reside in self-organized, integrated
communities known as biofilms. Biofilms are highly structured entities consisting of bacterial …

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 …

In most environments, such as natural aquatic systems, bacteria are found predominantly in
self-organized sessile communities known as biofilms. In the presence of a significant flow …

In recent years, the advances in microbiology show that biofilms are structurally complex,
dynamic and adaptable systems including attributes of multicellular organisms and …

Biofilm formation in membrane systems negatively impacts the filtration system
performances. This study evaluated how biofilm compression driven by permeate flow …

Bacterial biofilms correspond to surface-associated bacterial communities embedded in
hydrogel-like matrix, in which high cell density, reduced diffusion and physico-chemical …

Biofilms are layers of microbial cells growing on an interface and they can form highly
complex structures adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions. Biofilm streamers …

Poroelastic fluid-structure interaction models were coupled to experimental data to
determine the effects of biofilm spatial distribution of mechanical and hydraulic properties on …

Hydrodynamic conditions have a significant impact on the biofilm lifecycle. Not well
understood is the fact that biofilms, in return, also affect the flow pattern. A decade ago, it …