Biofilm and Materials Science

This book explains the formation of biofilm on materials surfaces in an industrial setting. The authors describe new developments in understanding of biofilm formation, detection, and control from the viewpoint of materials science and engineering. The book details the range of issues caused by biof...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kanematsu, Hideyuki (Editor), Barry, Dana M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Biomaterials.
Microbial ecology.
Biomedical engineering.
Microbial Ecology.
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Conditioning Films
  • Movement of Bacteria toward Materials' SurfacesAdhesion of Bacteria
  • Microstructures of Biofilm
  • Detachment of Bacteria Genomics Approach
  • General Biological Biofilm Observation and Evaluation
  • Corrosion and Biofilm
  • Cooling Water
  • Ships and Marine Structures
  • Biofilm Formation on Medical Devices and Infection: Preventive Approaches
  • Hygiene Problems and Food Industry
  • Environmental Problems - Soil and Underground Water Treatment and Bioremediation
  • Energy Problems - Fuel cell
  • Bioreactors in Industries and Biofilm
  • Fish Reef, Seaweed Bed, and Other Construction Applications
  • Contamination and Clean Surface of Materials
  • Chemical Cleaning
  • Physical Removal of Biofilms
  • Antibacterial Effect of Materials and Biofilm
  • Immersion Tests
  • Artificial Biofilm Formation on Laboratory Scale
  • New Evaluation Techniques for Biofilm in Materials Science
  • Future Scope.

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