TY - CHAP
T1 - Biomedical implications of the porosity of microbial biofilms
AU - Ben-Yoav, H.
AU - Cohen-Hadar, N.
AU - Freeman, Amihay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2010 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Biofilms are mostly considered as a slimy layer of microorganisms adhering to solid surface (de Beer and Stoodley 2006). The earliest phase of studying biofilms was focused on the physical properties of the solid surface, for example, roughness, hydrophobicity, and hydrophilicity. As electron microscopy developed, a more detailed picture of the structure of microbial biofilms emerged. The subsequent development of confocal scanning laser microscopy, coupled with fluorescent markers, allowed visualization of live hydrated biofilms as three-dimensional architecture (Costerton et al. 1995).
AB - Biofilms are mostly considered as a slimy layer of microorganisms adhering to solid surface (de Beer and Stoodley 2006). The earliest phase of studying biofilms was focused on the physical properties of the solid surface, for example, roughness, hydrophobicity, and hydrophilicity. As electron microscopy developed, a more detailed picture of the structure of microbial biofilms emerged. The subsequent development of confocal scanning laser microscopy, coupled with fluorescent markers, allowed visualization of live hydrated biofilms as three-dimensional architecture (Costerton et al. 1995).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056431125&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1201/9781420065428
DO - 10.1201/9781420065428
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AN - SCOPUS:85056431125
SN - 9781420065411
SP - 120
EP - 171
BT - Porous Media Applications Biological Systems and Biotechnology
PB - CRC Press
ER -