The biofilm allows the micro-organisms to adhere ... such as otitis media and osteomyelitis, experience cycles of acute exacerbation and remission. Many chronic infections result in treatment ...

This work highlights how, in addition to biomolecular details of signaling and regulation, biophysical interactions play an ...

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They can exist under a wide range of conditions as “biofilms” and so they can be put into streams of air containing methane gas on various sorts of filter supports and effectively scrub the ...

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Biofilms are three-dimensional communities of microbes attached to a surface or to each other. Most researchers are very aware of biofilms' spatial heterogeneity; however, their heterogeneity in time ...

A new polymer removes biofilms—mats of microbes and their exuded substances—by mimicking a fluid oozed by barnacles (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09311). The material could ...

Mechanistic modeling of oxygen transfer in hollow-fiber membrane-aerated biofilm reactors (HFMBRs) Coupling of aerobic and anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in mixed community biofilms ...

Power plant managers know that optimizing cooling water operations will improve efficiency. Using an integrated approach that ...

Dental biofilms are complex ... add back the resolution molecule and disrupt the cycle of destruction and drive a return to homeostasis.” Work is underway to develop a synthetic compound ...

Biofilm, the slimy goo that forms inside water ... While running your water bottle through a dishwasher on the hot cycle is the easiest option for those that are dishwasher-safe, you can also ...