Understanding the numerous factors that can affect biofilm formation and stability remain
poorly understood. One of the major limitations is the accurate measurement of biofilm …

Bacterial biofilms are communities living in a matrix consisting of self-produced, hydrated
extracellular polymeric substances. Most microorganisms adopt the biofilm lifestyle since it …

A knowledge of the mechanical properties of bacterial biofilms is required to more fully
understand how a biofilm will physically respond, and adapt, to the physical forces, such as …

Changes in the viscoelastic material properties of bacterial biofilms resulting from chemical
and antimicrobial treatments were measured by rheometry. Colony biofilms of …

Biofilms are thin layers of bacteria embedded within a slime matrix that live on surfaces.
They are ubiquitous in nature and responsible for many medical and dental infections …

Biofilms occur in a broad range of environments under heterogeneous physicochemical
conditions, such as in bioremediation plants, on surfaces of biomedical implants, and in the …

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

Particle-tracking microrheology is an in situ technique that allows quantification of biofilm
material properties. It overcomes the limitations of alternative techniques such as bulk …

Bacterial communities attached to surfaces under fluid flow represent a widespread lifestyle
of the microbial world. Through shear stress generation and molecular transport regulation …

Biofilms are structured communities of bacterial cells encased in a self‐produced polymeric
matrix, which develop over time and exhibit temporal responses to stimuli from internal …